Man Shoots Woman Dead Over Unpaid Loan, Claims Financial Ruin

[Georgealbert]

Picture courtesy of Matichon.

 

A 57-year-old man has been arrested for fatally shooting a 49-year-old woman in Maha Sarakham province, allegedly in a fit of rage over an unpaid bank loan that left him facing financial hardship and a ruined credit score.

 

Police officers, led by Lt. Col. Thongdee Hatti and Capt. Chanyut Kaewjinda from Wapi Pathum Police Station, responded to the shooting in Nong Hai subdistrict, Wapi Pathum district. At the scene, they found Ms. Wanphen, 49, critically wounded with gunshot injuries, one to the right side of her chest and two to her left shoulder. Three spent bullets were recovered nearby. Despite being rushed to Wapi Pathum Hospital, she was later pronounced dead.

 

The suspect, identified as Mr. Wichai, 57, fled the scene with a .38-calibre firearm. However, police quickly tracked him down and arrested him in a wooded area approximately 100 metres from the crime scene.

 

During interrogation, Mr. Wichai admitted to the shooting, explaining that seven years ago, he, his partner, and Ms. Wanphen had each taken out a 50,000-baht bank loan, acting as guarantors for one another. While he and his partner had repaid their debts, Ms. Wanphen had defaulted entirely. As a result, the bank initiated legal proceedings and threatened to seize his partner’s farmland, leaving him financially ruined and blacklisted by the credit bureau.

 

On the day of the incident, Mr. Wichai had been drinking with neighbours when he saw Ms. Wanphen arrive on a motorcycle. He confronted her, demanding she repay the loan, but she refused, saying she had no money. Enraged, he retrieved a revolver he had purchased four years ago for 5,000 baht and shot her until the weapon was empty before attempting to flee.

 

Police have charged Mr. Wichai with murder, and he remains in custody as investigations continue.

 

-- 2025-02-18

 

[Gottfrid]

Now his economic situation will be much better. His partner will also be happy to be left alone to and take care of the problem left.