Gang Slays Phuket Security Guard

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Gang slays Phuket security guard

Police inspect the booth where security guard Winai Buathongkham, 54, was gunned down.

PHUKET: -- After standing up to a gang of young thugs, a security guard was gunned down at a municipal parking lot in Phuket yesterday.

Phuket City Police were notified of the murder at 7:40am by residents at the new government workers’ housing complex off Rattanakosin 200 Pi Road in Wichit.

Officers led by Phuket City Police chief Wanchai Ekpornpit rushed to the scene, located off the new access road to Saphan Hin from Chao Fa East Road.

Slumped over in a plastic chair inside the guard booth at the entrance was the body of 54-year-old Winai Buathongkham, a resident of Phuket Town.

Mr Winai died from a single bullet that entered his skull at the base of the ear.

Evidence at the scene, including spent casings and bullet holes, indicated that at least nine shots were fired in the attack.

Police believe the murder was carried out by a gang of young thugs who are well known to police and local residents for criminal activities including car theft, motorbike theft and siphoning petrol from vehicles.

Residents saw the gang near the guard booth last night hurling insults at Mr Winai, who stood his ground.

Later, at about 11pm, they heard loud noises outside but dismissed them as firecrackers and did not go out to investigate, they said.

The following morning one of the residents noticed no security guard was on duty, then looked inside the guard booth and discovered Mr Winai’s body.

Mr Winai was an employee of the Petch Raksa Kwamprodpai Co Ltd (“Diamond Safety Maintenance”) security company, which took over the contract to provide security in the area at the start of October following many complaints about crime by local residents.

He stood up to the gang members by denying access to the parking lot to anyone who was not a resident, they said.

Police believe Mr Winai’s bravery and professionalism cost him his life.

Police said the identities of the gang members are well known and a request for arrest warrants has already been submitted to the Court.

-- Phuket Gazette 2010-12-10

[DougLee]

Anyone not crooked or lazy ends up dead in this country.. This is a sad story. Less story about idiot suicide anad more about heroes like him. Doing a better job than policemen for 6 000baht a month

Edited December 11, 2010 by DougLee

[JUDAS]

"He stood up to the gang members by denying access to the parking lot to anyone who was not a resident, they said.

Police believe Mr Winai’s bravery and professionalism cost him his life."

Sounds like one of the good guys. RIP

[mrvpliss]

Anyone not crooked or lazy ends up dead in this country.. This is a sad story. Less story about idiot suicide anad more about heroes like him. Doing a better job than policemen for 6 000baht a month

agree with some of what you say, but you obviously have no idea of the consequences of depression which is the major cause of suicide , worldwide mate!!

calling people with a severe serious illness such as depression idiots shows a huge lack of understanding and compassion!!!

[DougLee]

Yes i lack compassion, i support this hero while you come in here, dishonor his memory by whining about people who killed themselves, spitting in the face of what we've been given. LIFE. The only gift worthwhile in the universe.

[mrvpliss]

Yes i lack compassion, i support this hero while you come in here, dishonor his memory by whining about people who killed themselves, spitting in the face of what we've been given. LIFE. The only gift worthwhile in the universe.

I in no way am dishonouring this poor guy....no one deserves to die at the hands of anyone else!!As the report said..he was brave and professional in carrying out his job!!

My condolences to his family and friends and i hope the scum responsible get their just deserts!

You made the mention for whatever irrelevant reason about suicide dougie.....im only pointing out exactly as i said....calling people with a severe serious illness such as depression idiots shows a huge lack of understanding and compassion!!!

Your pathetic rant in reply shows you are as i said....''whining?? where??

FACT: over one million people take their own lives per annum [ 80 per hour mate!!!!] ...get it?? people who are depressed have obviously lost sight of the fact that life is indeed the greatest gift, and it is not ''normal'' for a person to loose this fact.. the mental illness called depression is the primary cause of people losing sight of this fact .....hence my reply to you and i hope and pray that no-one that you know suffers from it as your disgusting attitude [ calling them idiots] would be the last straw for them!!!

Compassion and understanding are also some of the more worthwhile gifts in this universe mate...try it !!