Caught on CCTV: Bangkok cab driver shot dead by 'jealous man'

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Caught On CCTV: Cab Driver Shot Dead By 'Jealous Man'
By Khaosod English



BANGKOK: -- The police have released CCTV footage of the murder of a taxi driver who was shot dead following a fistfight in Bangkok earlier this week.

Police said Mr. Duangchan Buakiew, 39, shot in Soi Lat Phrao 114, Wang Thong Lang district, at around 03.00 on 8 April. A group of local residents rushed him to hospital, but he later succumbed to his severe injuries.

Medical workers found 2 gunshot wounds on Mr. Duangchan's stomach, and another one on his left leg. The police also discovered 5 .45 bullet cases in the crime scene.

Witnesses told the police Mr. Duangchan was "flirting" with a girlfriend of another man prior to the incident. The man reportedly became enraged and engaged in fistfights with Mr. Duangchan out of jealousy, but he eventually lost the fight to Mr. Duangchan and fled from the area.

In the CCTV footage obtained by the police, Mr. Duangchan could be seen walking to wash his bruised face at a water tank in an apartment's parking lot in Soi Latphrao 114, apparently thinking the fight was over. However, shortly afterwards the man, who was now armed with a hand gun, caught up with him and proceeded to shoot Mr. Duangchan dead.

Witnesses said the taxi driver could be heard asking for mercy, but was ignored by the perpetrator, who fled the crime scene after the incident.

Police identified the man as Mr. Teerapat Rattanapat, a textile vendor and native of Nakhon Si Thammarat province. The court has approved the arrest warrant on Mr. Teerapat, and the police have urged any citizen who recognised the man from the CCTV footage to pass information to the police force.

The police also dismissed a rumour that Mr. Duangchan was in fact a pro-government taxi driver who had been murdered by an anti-government protest guard, insisting that the case was purely motivated by personal disputes.

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Source: http://en.khaosod.co.th/detail.php?newsid=1397114600


-- Khaosod English 2014-04-10

[Pimay1]

The police also dismissed a rumour that Mr. Duangchan was in fact a pro-government taxi driver who had been murdered by an anti-government protest guard, insisting that the case was purely motivated by personal disputes.

If the truth was known I expect this rumour was started by Khaosod. Never let the facts get in the way of a good story especially if you have an agenda and never miss an opportunity to start a rumour if it supports your agenda.

[ezzra]

A man who bring a gun to a fist fight... but than again, the locals were never a fair fighters often

several men beats the living day light out of one man even though he's already laid out on the floor....

[coconutbar]

Land of the trigger happy

[brit1984]

i wonder how the perp will stop guys flirting with his girlfriend after he gets locked up for the next few decades

[Sigurris]

If I had just been shot in the stomach the last thing I would be worried about was putting my hand out to break my fall. And so little blood. If this is a fake its rubbish. If its real I watch too much TV

[gp2002]

500 baht fine

[JUDAS]

Another emotional cripple....

[Scubapro27]

500 baht fine

Too funny

[dao16]

Yeah, the fall looks fake, but they say the guy died....dunno.

[DLP]

Well i think they got him bang to rights

[Valentine]

See how much of a hero he is without a gun & a lifetime in jail. I cannot believe the amount of murders here based on jealousy. The insecurity of these guys is beyond belief or is it to do with the fact that many boy children here get spoilt rotten when they are kids & so always used to getting what they want.

[GeorgeO]

i wonder how the perp will stop guys flirting with his girlfriend after he gets locked up for the next few decades

But, of course, it will be his boyfriend he will be jealous of for the next few decades...!

[banglassie]

See how much of a hero he is without a gun & a lifetime in jail. I cannot believe the amount of murders here based on jealousy. The insecurity of these guys is beyond belief or is it to do with the fact that many boy children here get spoilt rotten when they are kids & so always used to getting what they want.

I believe in the "spoilt" part... Never seen a anywhere where parents, mothers in general, spoil their kids (boys) as much.

Not much are expected from a boy. If he doesn't succeed with anything he can just continue live at home, maybe work some on a field sometimes and get the rest of his cash from his mom. (that she probably got from their daughter secretly putting herself in debt over her head while promising everything is fine to the parents to "not make things hard for them"...)

But must be nice to be a teenager for lifetime though, no real responsibilities, children handed over to the wife or again, mom. Then he can freely spend his time drinking, gambling and smoking Yaba until he has too much debt and need more from his mom(sister(s))

Shameless nation to be born a man in, no wonder so many chooses transform to become women...

Edited April 10, 2014 by banglassie

[tetleythedog]

the low self esteem that needs to be boosted by a "macho" image..........typically THai, maybe he shot him because the taxi driver had a bigger dick............. not hard to believe that! Perhaps the BIB should follow that lead!

[Escapologist]

the low self esteem that needs to be boosted by a "macho" image..........typically THai, maybe he shot him because the taxi driver had a bigger dick............. not hard to believe that! Perhaps the BIB should follow that lead!

Glad I'm not Thai then. I wouldn't be able to afford the bullets.

[Andre0720]

Just getting more and more difficult to think that Thais are no different than people from other countries.

Thai bashing, well no reason for that many will claim.

But more and more difficult to adhere to that belief...

[Beetlejuice]

I hope the girl that one man died for and the another man may either receive a death or life sentence for was worth it.

Get uncontrollably angry, shoot to kill and worry about the consequences later, seems to be the attitudes today.

[jonesthebaker]

Yeah, the fall looks fake, but they say the guy died....dunno.

looks fake. so if a person i shot in the stomache how should they fall. i mean you have obviously seen many people shot in the stomache - or are you talking absolute nonsense

[KamalaRider]

Us farrangs must look upon Thai men as children but in a grown mans body, add hormones that their brain can handle and this is what you get?

The more south you get in Thailand, the more violent they are and more imature.

Although this happens everywhere, the perputrator is too often borned and raised in the south.

R.I.P. to the man gettings shot dead and my condolences to his family.

[media]

RIP.

Sadly the Perp will just avoid capture and the case will go quiet.

[peecee]

Yeah, the fall looks fake, but they say the guy died....dunno.

looks fake. so if a person i shot in the stomache how should they fall. i mean you have obviously seen many people shot in the stomache - or are you talking absolute nonsense

You'll get used to it on TV.

[Tycoon]

Yeah, the fall looks fake, but they say the guy died....dunno.

CSI expert are you ? Only a fool would make such a stupid statement. Expert of falls from gun shots are you ????

[JetsetBkk]

Note to prospective murderers: don't shoot someone right in front of the CCTV. How are the BiB going to make any money out of it?

[Loles]

500 baht fine

No Man, not exactly. This is 25 years.

[Skywalker69]

If I had just been shot in the stomach the last thing I would be worried about was putting my hand out to break my fall. And so little blood. If this is a fake its rubbish. If its real I watch too much TV

It seems you´re to much into Hollywodd effects.

[metisdead]

Nonsense trolling posts and replies have been removed.

[alfalfa19]

If I had just been shot in the stomach the last thing I would be worried about was putting my hand out to break my fall. And so little blood. If this is a fake its rubbish. If its real I watch too much TV

You are 50% correct. You do watch too much tv. Certain motions are instinctive, no matter how grievously injured a person is.

[Som wat]

How Thais deal with jealousy and loss of face.

The saying goes, behind every smile is an angry Thai.

[Seastallion]

If I had just been shot in the stomach the last thing I would be worried about was putting my hand out to break my fall. And so little blood. If this is a fake its rubbish. If its real I watch too much TV

Didn't look like 5 shots fired either. (5 shells found at scene). Didn't look like 3 shots fired (3 wounds). It looked like 2 shots were fired.