Picture courtesy of Khoasod.

 

A man known by the alias “Jek Thung Yai” has surrendered to police after fatally shooting a restaurant owner and his employee, following a heated dispute over a missing mobile phone that was later found lodged in a sofa.

 

The incident occurred in the early hours of April 19 at a restaurant in Tambon Yan Yao, Sam Chuk District, Suphan Buri Province. The victims were identified as Mr. Phansiri, 35, the restaurant owner, and Mr. Alongkorn, 25, his staff member. Both men died at the scene after being shot.

 

Investigators from Sam Chuk Police Station quickly identified the suspect as Mr. Sujaritchai, 44, of Pak Kret District in Nonthaburi Province. A manhunt was launched immediately after the shooting.

 

At 15:00 on the same day, Mr. Sujaritchai, accompanied by his lawyer, voluntarily surrendered at Chaiyapruek Police Station in Nonthaburi. Officers from Sam Chuk Police, Suphan Buri Provincial Investigation Unit, and Region 7 detectives participated in the interrogation. The suspect’s black MG pickup truck, bearing Bangkok registration was seized in the car park of Wat Tha Kwian in Pak Kret. The firearm used in the crime was also recovered and handed over to forensic experts.

 

According to Pol. Col. Peera Asawapiboonphon, Chief of Suphan Buri Provincial Investigation, the suspect confessed to shooting both victims. He claimed the altercation began when he returned to the restaurant to demand his missing mobile phone. An argument erupted, during which he alleged he was physically assaulted by the two men, prompting him to fire his weapon before fleeing to his residence in Pak Kret.

 

However, a detailed police examination of the crime scene revealed that the suspect’s mobile phone had accidentally fallen into a gap between the cushions of the sofa where he had been drinking earlier. It is believed he was unaware it had dropped during the course of the evening.

 

The suspect is now in custody and has been transferred to Sam Chuk Police Station for further legal proceedings.

 

Adapted by ASEAN Now from Khoasod.

 

-- 2025-04-20

 

 

 

 

 

 

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