Crime Former Bangkok Technical Student Arrested After 10 Years on the Run for Attempted Murder

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

A former technical school student wanted in connection with a violent gang-related shooting over a decade ago has been arrested in Bangkok after eluding justice for more than 10 years.

 

Police from Thailand’s Crime Suppression Division apprehended Mr. Natthawut 29, in Soi Liap Wari 29, in the Nong Chok district of Bangkok, acting on an outstanding arrest warrant issued by the Min Buri Provincial Court in July 2014.

 

The charges include attempted murder, illegal possession of firearms and ammunition, carrying a firearm in public without reasonable cause, and discharging a firearm in a public place.

 

According to police, the incident occurred 11 years ago when the suspect, then a student at a well-known vocational school in the Bang Kapi area, became involved in a violent altercation with a rival group from a technical college in Min Buri. Riding a motorcycle, Mr. Natthawut and his accomplices pursued their rivals from Ramkhamhaeng Road to Seri Thai Road in the Bueng Kum district. During the chase, he allegedly fired a shot that struck a student from the opposing group in the left side of the chest.

 

The victim survived the attack but sustained serious injuries. Due to the bullet lodging dangerously close to vital organs, surgeons were unable to remove it.

 

Following the attack, the victim reported the incident to police once his condition stabilised, leading to an arrest warrant being issued for Mr. Natthawut. Investigators recently tracked him down to the Nong Chok area, where he had reportedly been living under the radar.

 

Upon his arrest, Mr. Natthawut admitted he was the person named in the warrant but declined to comment further on the incident. He was subsequently transferred to Bueng Kum Police Station for legal proceedings.

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-05-05.

 

 

 

[BangkokReady]

What a waste of a life.

[Harrisfan]

6 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

What a waste of a life.

10 years on the run pretty smart

[BangkokReady]

Just now, Harrisfan said:

10 years on the run pretty smart

 

Sure, but imagine what he could have achieved if he never got involved in gang violence and spent ten years actually making something of himself.

[Harrisfan]

2 minutes ago, BangkokReady said:

 

Sure, but imagine what he could have achieved if he never got involved in gang violence and spent ten years actually making something of himself.

Oh well