Police are searching for the gunman who shot dead a 10 year old girl on a palm plantation in the southern province of Krabi. The girl’s family believes the shooting was motivated by a dispute over land concessions.

 

The fatal shooting took place in a palm plantation in the Khao Panom district of Krabi at about 8pm on Wednesday, April 17. The deceased, 10 year old Neeranuch “Mai” Narkwong, was shot in the back of her neck and died upon arrival at the hospital.

 

Mai’s aunt told ThaiRath that five children, including Mai, were playing together outside a hut on the palm plantation when the incident occurred. The aunt said she heard several gunshots and saw Mai collapse. She rushed to carry Mai while other children crouched on the ground in fear.

 

According to the aunt, the gunman committed the crime alone and fled the scene on foot, as she did not hear the sound of a motorcycle or car engine. She was unable to determine the direction in which the perpetrator had gone.

 

The aunt further explained that Mai and her parents had moved into the hut six to seven months prior. The land on which they resided belonged to the Royal Forest Department, and Mai’s family held a concession to operate a palm plantation.

 

As the concession was nearing expiration, Mai’s family faced the prospect of losing their livelihood. Consequently, they remained on the plantation, hoping to appeal to officials to renew their concession.

 

Mai’s family was not the sole local community in need of the land. Others also sought the concession, leading Mai’s family to believe that this could have been the motive behind the shooting.

 

Khao Panom Police Station officers investigated the shooting scene and found nine bullet holes on a cottage wall.

Police estimated that the gunman was approximately 10 to 15 metres away from the cottage when firing the shots. However, they had not yet uncovered any substantial evidence to ascertain the identity of the gunman.

 

Officers surmised that the perpetrator did not have lethal intentions and merely sought to intimidate Mai’s family. Police announced their intention to summon Mai’s parents and relatives for questioning at a later time.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Caption: Photo via Matichon and Facebook/ นายเรียง สีแก้ว

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-04-19

 

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who shoots a child ? smh.

9 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Officers surmised that the perpetrator did not have lethal intentions and merely sought to intimidate Mai’s family.

Oh well that's OK then.............      RIP 

16 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Officers surmised that the perpetrator did not have lethal intentions and merely sought to intimidate

Intimidate by shooting at a group of young children??? If intimidation was the intention, he could have shot into the air.

He knew what he was doing. String the POS up.

Poor little girl

 

RIP

12 minutes ago, stoner said:

who shoots a child ? smh.

"Officers surmised that the perpetrator did not have lethal intentions and merely sought to intimidate Mai’s family".

RIP young girl.

incredibly sad that children become victims of desperation or greed or both. !

4 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"Officers surmised that the perpetrator did not have lethal intentions and merely sought to intimidate Mai’s family".

 

and ?  so it's ok he didn't mean to kill her. all good. 

This makes it worse,

 

13 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"Officers surmised that the perpetrator did not have lethal intentions and merely sought to intimidate Mai’s family".

Bad enough, but followed by this.

 

35 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

Police announced their intention to summon Mai’s parents and relatives for questioning at a later time.

Why go after the shooter?

12 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

This is so much worse than a Doctor getting kicked in the back by an ayhole.... 

 

.... So... Where is the national outrage and protests ????

 

Did you really feel it was necessary to use the appalling slaughter of this poor little girl to make some banal point about another crime ?

 

It has only just been reported, so I am sure there will be plenty of outrage, but maybe it’s time for you to indulge in some introspection.

 

RIP little angel 

 

 

1 hour ago, snoop1130 said:

Officers surmised that the perpetrator did not have lethal intentions and merely sought to intimidate Mai’s family.

 

really amazing the bib's...

why else bring a gun?

wonderful place we live in where gunmen 'dont want to kill anyone' but still bring a gun...

52 minutes ago, jaiyenyen said:

Intimidate by shooting at a group of young children??? If intimidation was the intention, he could have shot into the air.

He knew what he was doing. String the POS up.

These small town cops like to just sweep the incident under the carpet. They have little intention of finding the shooter, which is probably one of their friends who wants the concession.

17 minutes ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

29 minutes ago, richard_smith237 said:

This is so much worse than a Doctor getting kicked in the back by an ayhole.... 

 

.... So... Where is the national outrage and protests ????

 

Did you really feel it was necessary to use the appalling slaughter of this poor little girl to make some banal point about another crime ?

 

It has only just been reported, so I am sure there will be plenty of outrage, but maybe it’s time for you to indulge in some introspection.

 

RIP little angel 

 

Not in the manner you have interpreted....

 

My point is that there should be national outrage that this heinous crime occurred...   

.... But, because it was a poor farmers daughter there isn't... 

 

IMO thats a shocking testament to the manner in which people in Thailand value other members of society.

 

 

RIP little angel indeed...

 

 

 

 

A harrowing story of human greed and depravity. A 10 year old girl dead, and for what, a land concession..? 

 

RIP little girl.

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11 hours ago, stoner said:

who shoots a child ? smh.

A sub human being...

police will need to interview the surrounding neighbors and the land office to find out who is wanting this concession the most. let's see some old fashioned detective work

11 hours ago, Eloquent pilgrim said:

 

Did you really feel it was necessary to use the appalling slaughter of this poor little girl to make some banal point about another crime ?

 

It has only just been reported, so I am sure there will be plenty of outrage, but maybe it’s time for you to indulge in some introspection.

 

RIP little angel 

 

 

So, where is the outrage, I think we know the reason.

12 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"Officers surmised that the perpetrator did not have lethal intentions and merely sought to intimidate Mai’s family".

The officer surmised wrong when you consider the projectile entered the back of the childs neck.

If the gunman wanted to intimidate only then you put a shot into the house at a higher level that has less chance of killing any occupants.

1 hour ago, cncltd1973 said:

police will need to interview the surrounding neighbors and the land office to find out who is wanting this concession the most. let's see some old fashioned detective work

 

“Policeannounced their intention to summon Mai’s parents and relativesfor questioning at a later time.”

 

first things first. They will interview the poor girls family…….when they get round to it.

 

Sad state of affairs, no one is going to care about a 10 year old girl because she comes from a poor family.

Why aren’t netizens up in arms? Because there is no video to drool over and the victim is a nobody. SMH.

 

 

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Sounds like the cops were very much in on it, and may have been there personally right around the area at that time?

12 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

"Officers surmised that the perpetrator did not have lethal intentions and merely sought to intimidate Mai’s family".

say what?  how could police even come up withi this intentions of the shooter who fires several times and hits a young girl in the back of neck?  sounds like " oh we let the perp go because we didn't have a warrant to arrest him".  My opinion is that the police don't want to work uh harder I guess.

 

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Intentional, unintentional, no longer important……

absolute tragedy!

To the gunman, “go back and face the consequences of your actions”

RIP little innocent child. 😭
 

1 hour ago, Aussie999 said:

So, where is the outrage, I think we know the reason.

Seems many of us here on this site are outraged

1 hour ago, Aussie999 said:

So, where is the outrage, I think we know the reason.

 

 

Well, I’m outraged, and so is my wife; how about you ?

 

 

 

What a <deleted> hero ! Shooting a 10 yr old!

Only cowards and man rodents go after children. This creep crossed a line, where he has self revoked the right to consume oxygen. The world would be a better place without him. Even his mother would likely not miss him, after her enormous failure in raising him. 

Very sad.

R.I.P little one.

Hope they get the nasty POS.

What is going on in his head to kill an innocent child.

I've no words for that😥