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A prison officer in Nakhon Ratchasima shot dead his former partner and her new boyfriend before turning the gun on himself in a shocking murder-suicide at a government housing compound on the evening of October 4. The incident took place around 19.50 at the residence of officials from Nakhon Ratchasima Central Prison, in Nai Mueang subdistrict, Mueang district.

 

Police from Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima Station and rescue workers from the Sawang Metta Foundation arrived at the scene to find three people critically injured by gunfire. One of the victims, identified as Mr Natthaphong, was pronounced dead at the scene with a 9mm pistol found nearby. Two others, Mr Wichit and Ms Trakun, were rushed to Maharaj Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital after receiving CPR but were later pronounced dead.

 

Investigators learned that Ms Trakun, who also worked as a prison officer, had recently returned from a hospital shift where she had been supervising an inmate receiving medical treatment. She later reported at the main prison checkpoint before going home to have dinner with her young daughter and Mr Wichit, another officer recently transferred from Khon Kaen Central Prison. The two had reportedly been dating for about a month.

 

While the group was eating outside the residence, Ms Trakun’s ex-husband, Mr Natthaphong, arrived unexpectedly. The two had divorced just weeks earlier after years of marriage and shared a ten-year-old daughter. Consumed by jealousy, he confronted the pair, drew a .38 calibre handgun and opened fire repeatedly, hitting both Ms Trakun and Mr Wichit. He then walked a short distance from the house and fatally shot himself.

 

Witnesses said the couple’s daughter screamed and begged her father to stop during the attack but was unable to intervene. After the shooting, she reportedly phoned police and rescue workers herself to report the incident.

 

Police at Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima Station sealed off the area for forensic examination and collected ballistic evidence from the scene. Authorities confirmed that counselling services are being arranged for the couple’s daughter, who was traumatised by witnessing the attack.

 

 

Key Takeaways

 

• A Nakhon Ratchasima prison guard killed his ex-wife and her new boyfriend before taking his own life.

• The attack happened just weeks after the couple’s divorce and was reportedly driven by jealousy.

• Police are providing psychological support to the couple’s ten-year-old daughter, who witnessed the tragedy.

 

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  Adapted by Asean Now from Komchadluek 2025-10-06

 

 

 

 

Thailand  is safe ............................ honestly I never felt more unsafe, gun crime, drugs , I have witnessed thais threatening  falangs...............if they don't want use here then say so ................most would not care and go to Vietnam  or any other country...............I hear  more and more people  who are seriosly  ### off with Thailand 

 

something  needs to change........................oh and reported  tourist numbers  are  complete  nonsense,  nor even close, what scared the Chinese  off, well apart from the crime rate - they got fed up being taken advantage of a ripped of

 

this place needs to figure out who are the scum and who are the good guys  , honesty that is a grey area

 

for me its easy - I can spot  scum 

11 hours ago, smedly said:

for me its easy - I can spot  scum 

 

what's your secret? 

maybe immigration should hire you? 

 

9 minutes ago, save the frogs said:

 

what's your secret? 

maybe immigration should hire you? 

 

 

It wouldn't be a secret if I told you ..........   🙂

 

 

godd luck with your next renewal......46 k or go home ...............lol

 

I actually think that is cheap - well of course you need to have THE MONEY  if you want to do it ......go to Vietnam  - I am serious 

 

 

On 10/6/2025 at 3:41 AM, Georgealbert said:

Police from Mueang Nakhon Ratchasima Station and rescue workers from the Sawang Metta Foundation arrived at the scene to find three people critically injured by gunfire. One of the victims, identified as Mr Natthaphong, was pronounced dead at the scene with a 9mm pistol found nearby. Two others, Mr Wichit and Ms Trakun, were rushed to Maharaj Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital after receiving CPR but were later pronounced dead.

Sorted out Thai style

Some men who are completely devoid of any level of emotional development can't simply walk away from a failing relationship, and they have to wreak havoc in the lives of the people around them. 

 

A man was self-esteem, a man with dignity, a man with honor simply accepts the fact that things haven't worked out and moves on. God bless you woman, we spent some good years together, I wish you well, and I hope things work out for you, have a great life. See ya. 

Feel very bad for their daughter... not only seeing all this play out in front of her, but losing both her parents as well.

On 10/6/2025 at 6:05 AM, save the frogs said:

 

what's your secret? 

maybe immigration should hire you? 

 

Seriously anyone with half a brain can spot scum bags or scammers some of them drive taxis and want you to go into tailor shops or gold shops been that way 

For years In certain areas 

 

 

Clearly the suspects' feelings more important to him than those of his poor daughter.

He obviously had no sense of sequence. It should have been himself first then.........

Some people, clearly, should not be allowed to have and carry guns...

 

Starting with, the emotionally unstable types in government employ who turn them on their own family members.

 

 

11 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Sorted out Thai style

 

So 3-way murder suicides are uniquely Thai?

 

Please, tell us more.

Quote

 She later reported at the main prison checkpoint before going home to have dinner with her young daughter and Mr Wichit, another officer recently transferred from Khon Kaen Central Prison. The two had reportedly been dating for about a month.

 

And another family ruined by a promiscuous and disloyal woman. Tragic.

 

Whenever a tragedy happens, you can count on a woman having caused it.

8 hours ago, NanLaew said:

 

So 3-way murder suicides are uniquely Thai?

 

Please, tell us more.

Where did I say they were unique.... please explain

 

10 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Where did I say they were unique.... please explain

 

 

Why did you say this was sorted out "Thai style"?

1 hour ago, NanLaew said:

 

Why did you say this was sorted out "Thai style"?

Because it's a known way that Thais sort out issues.... they also use many other methods, knives, hatchets, hammers.... anything that's at hand when the fuse is lit.

I never said it was unique to Thailand, and never intimidated that it never happens elsewhere.

11 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Because it's a known way that Thais sort out issues.... they also use many other methods, knives, hatchets, hammers.... anything that's at hand when the fuse is lit.

I never said it was unique to Thailand, and never intimidated that it never happens elsewhere.

 

So it's more "universal style" than Thai style.

 

Thanks for the clarification (I think).

11 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

So it's more "universal style" than Thai style.

 

Thanks for the clarification (I think).

Good luck with the learning programme

7 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Good luck with the learning programme

 

Thanks.

 

Here's a picture of some "Bali style" houses in England.

 

 

Low  No impulse control from an emotitianally immature Thai manchild with a gun. Usually hear of a few of these a year.

5 hours ago, dinsdale said:

Low  No impulse control from an emotitianally immature Thai manchild with a gun. Usually hear of a few of these a year.

 

Howabout the lack of impulse control of the emotionally immature American manchildren with semi-automatic weapons, eh?

24 minutes ago, NanLaew said:

 

Howabout the lack of impulse control of the emotionally immature American manchildren with semi-automatic weapons, eh?

What about the topic of this thread eh?

1 hour ago, dinsdale said:

What about the topic of this thread eh?

Yeah, what about it, eh?

1 hour ago, NanLaew said:

Yeah, what about it, eh?

Speaking of childlike low implulse control. The manchild Thais are problematic especially when they have guns as evidenced by this case and the several cases per year we get to hear about on here. 

44 minutes ago, dinsdale said:

Speaking of childlike low implulse control. The manchild Thais are problematic especially when they have guns as evidenced by this case and the several cases per year we get to hear about on here. 

 

If you say so then.