Thought About Suicide

[eljeque]

Pattayamail May 06, 2005

Gunman pleads guilty in DJ shooting

The penultimate paargraph is worthwhile. Can someone post this in the news clippings section?

Boonlua Chatree

Senior police officers led by Police Colonel Somnuk Chantket, superintendent at Pattaya police station, on April 25 escorted 21-year old Panya (also known as Ball) Suriyadet to the station to file a guilty plea over the shooting of radio DJ Jaturong Kongchub.

The gunmen reenact the crime.

Jaturong, 25, works on radio frequency 89.95 Pattaya City and is the son of Nukul Kongchub, also a radio DJ, better known as Piak Pattaya.

Panya pleaded guilty to shooting Jaturong with a .38mm calibre gun at the Blue Chili Pub on Pattaya Third Road on April 23. He said he had gone to the pub with about 10 friends and had a dispute there with Jaturong. He was unruly and tried picking a fight with several tables until his friends had had enough, so he went outside to wait in the parking area until Jaturong came out to his car. Panya then shot him but said he only wanted to put him in his place, and didn’t have any intention to kill him. The bullet hit Jaturong to the right side of his abdomen and lodged there, causing severe injuries.

Panya said he thought to take his own life but was afraid that the bullet he would use on himself might strike anyone else who came outside. So instead he made a decision to take a motorcycle taxi to evade the police and go back to his residence in Soi Khaotalo. Police investigated and two days later escorted him in to file a guilty plea.

A journalist present as police were bringing Panya to the station reported that a relative of Jaturong strode up in front of the officers and struck Panya in the face, blacking his eye. The police arrested the attacker and charged him with assault before taking Panya to Pattaya police station.

[Explorer]

he'll be out on bail anyway.

or they don't bail when Thai kill Thai, only Thai kill farang is acceptable for bail

Explorer

[penzman]

Panya said he thought to take his own life but was afraid that the bullet he would use on himself might strike anyone else who came outside.

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Yeah right...

[pluto_manibo]

QUOTE(eljeque @ 2005-05-06 12:42:05)

Panya said he thought to take his own life but was afraid that the bullet he would use on himself might strike anyone else who came outside.

Such a thoughtful person! The third road has become a shooting Gallery at night time. Where do all these guns come from anyhow?