Picture courtesy of Matichon.

 

A 20-year-old man was gunned down in cold blood on the Phatthalung-Trang road late on night on 18 April, in a horrifying incident that left his 17-year-old girlfriend traumatised but miraculously alive after a shotgun aimed at her head failed to fire.

 

Police Lieutenant Jiraset Sermkaew, deputy investigator at Khok Chanai Police Station, received a call at around 22:00, reporting a fatal shooting on the highway in Moo 4, Na Thom sub-district, Mueang District, Phatthalung Province. Emergency responders, forensic experts and police investigators rushed to the scene.

 

 

The victim, identified as Mr. Natthawat, 20, was found lying face-down over his fallen Honda Wave motorcycle bearing a Phatthalung registration plate. He had sustained multiple shotgun wounds to the right side of his neck, right shoulder, and through his left arm and torso. In his shoulder bag, officers found cash, two mobile phones, and a 12-gauge shotgun cartridge.

 

His girlfriend, aged 17, was visibly shaken and in a state of shock.

 

According to the girl’s account, the couple had spent the evening at a local festival on Phu Khao Chiak mountain. On their way home, a white pickup truck parked by the roadside flagged them down. Four young men wearing surgical masks exited the vehicle and approached the couple. One of them asked, “Do you have anything?” before abruptly opening fire without warning.

 

Natthawat was shot multiple times and collapsed dead at the scene.

 

After killing him, the assailants turned their weapon on the girl, pointing the shotgun at her head. The gun, however, failed to discharge. Crying and pleading for her life with hands raised in a wai gesture, she begged for mercy. The attackers then rifled through the victim’s bag, stealing his handgun before returning to their pickup and fleeing the scene. The girl reported that two women were also inside the getaway vehicle.

 

Police are now gathering forensic evidence and reviewing CCTV footage in the area to identify and apprehend the perpetrators. Investigators suspect personal vengeance may have been a motive for the deadly ambush.

 

Adapted by ASEAN Now from Matichon.

 

-- 2025-04-20

 

 

 

 

11 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

Crying and pleading for her life with hands raised in a wai gesture, she begged for mercy

 

Her God replied.....

 

4 hours ago, flyingtlger said:

 

You do know most of the people here are buddhists