Phuket: 'Foot in face' sparked triple murder rage

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Phuket: 'Foot in face' sparked triple murder rage
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Pornchai Pitak as he appeared in the arrest warrant.

KURABURI: -- Triple-murder suspect Pornchai Pitak turned himself in to police yesterday afternoon (October 27) and confessed to killing his wife and both her parents

Kuraburi District Officer Arnupap Yodkwan and Lt Col Winai Kongkaew questioned Pornchai Pitak, 25, a Surat Thani native, about the killings on October 20 of his wife, Piyawan Jankaewkerd, 28, and her parents, Wad Jankaewkerd, 59, and Prakob Jankaewkerd, 54.

After shooting all three, Pornchai told them, he had hidden out in Surat Thani but had decided to surrender after relatives there talked him into coming clean.

Pornchai told police that he had gone to the house that day to see his one-year-old daughter but his in-laws chased him away and refused to let him inside the house.

“I got down on my knees and begged for forgiveness but my mother in-law shove me in the face with her foot” he told police.

In a rage at this treatment, Pornchai said, he went over to his motorbike, got his gun and and started shooting at everyone in range.

Police charged him with first degree murder, illegal possession of a firearm and ammunition, carrying a firearm in public without a permit, illegal firing of a gun and possession of a Category 5 drug.

He was locked up and denied bail.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/%E2%80%98foot-in-face%E2%80%99-sparked-triple-murder-rage-49376.php


-- Phuket News 2014-10-29

[benalibina]

No mercy received no mercy.

Whats it all about one wonders.

[hansgruber]

Native mentality. Disrespect anyone in the tribe and it can get you killed.

The gun just replaced the spear.

[bobmac10]

"he went over to his motorbike and got his gun"

So he just happened to have a gun on him?

Normal people don't ride around with a gun on them.

He had a plan.

[inzman]

Denied bail for murder? That's a twist. Most high profile murderers get out on bail I've noticed, must be poor.

[ClutchClark]

Native mentality. Disrespect anyone in the tribe and it can get you killed.

The gun just replaced the spear.

In a tribe, lone wolf actions do not exist. The decision for punishment would be determined by an elder or group concensus.

This was more the result of being under the influence of a Class 5 drug combined with the all-too-common Thai male who is raised in an environment of absolute privilege by his family to think he is a King.

Meanwhile, Thai women are raised in an environment to believe they are worth very little and face far worse injustices than a foot in the face as a matter of due course.

[monkey4u]

"he went over to his motorbike and got his gun"

So he just happened to have a gun on him?

Normal people don't ride around with a gun on them.

He had a plan.

Who said he was a normal person to begin with

[phantomfiddler]

When you buy a motorcycle here I believe it is an optional extra

[waynethor]

I assume he's Burmese. After all, the General has told us that Thais can't possibly do things like that.

I wonder if the General is intelligent enough and honest enough with himself to lay awake at night thinking, "Gosh, I really do say some unbelievably stupid things." Or maybe he's really so naive that he actually believes the things he says.

Cops beating the crap out of a volunteer who only beeps his horn at a car being driven in what sounds like the usual completely inconsiderate manner that's typical here. I'm afraid this country seems to be in a tail spin, and the General is the pilot.

I'll ask once again for somebody to please tell me ANYTHING truly positive that the General and the nodding cronies he surrounds himself with have done to improve Thailand.

RIP to the victims.

Edited October 29, 2014 by waynethor

[lovetotravel]

"he went over to his motorbike and got his gun"

So he just happened to have a gun on him?

Normal people don't ride around with a gun on them.

He had a plan.

A surprisingly high number of Thais own and carry firearms.

[ClutchClark]

"he went over to his motorbike and got his gun"

So he just happened to have a gun on him?

Normal people don't ride around with a gun on them.

He had a plan.

A surprisingly high number of Thais own and carry firearms.

If I might add to your post:

A surprising high number of Thais own, carry and shoot others with their firearms.

Cheers

[thurien]

"he went over to his motorbike and got his gun" So he just happened to have a gun on him? normal people don't ride around with a gun on them.

you do not have the slightest clue about Thai society as a nationwide well- armed bunch...

[maidee]

maybe he carried the gun around for his "job"...maybe loanshark enforcer ?

seems more and more USA situations overhere by the day... rapes, robberies, murders....

[ggt]

Ah Yes...the ole "foot in the face" routine...ultimate lose of face...now he will probably lose his butt also...

[lavender19]

"he went over to his motorbike and got his gun"

So he just happened to have a gun on him?

Normal people don't ride around with a gun on them.

He had a plan.

You hit the nail on the head there.

Not many normal people here

Childish, jealous, little princes that have been bought up spoilt and think they can get away with anything is normal here

[smotherb]

"he went over to his motorbike and got his gun"

So he just happened to have a gun on him?

Normal people don't ride around with a gun on them.

He had a plan.

Maybe he was an American

[LivinginKata]

Off topic political comment removed.

[Phuketboy]

"he went over to his motorbike and got his gun"

So he just happened to have a gun on him?

Normal people don't ride around with a gun on them.

He had a plan.

Maybe he was an American

You would be surprised at the number of Thai people that own and carry weapons with them. At a meeting once and a thai wanted something out of his bag and in order to get to it he had to remove his gun. Well the gun ended up on the table for the meeting, the Thai's thought nothing of it but the few foreigners present were surely shocked.

[luckyman]

"he went over to his motorbike and got his gun"

So he just happened to have a gun on him?

Normal people don't ride around with a gun on them.

He had a plan.

Could you please define 'normal' ?

As quite many Thais carry a gun under their motorbike's buddy seat, you would be surprised!

And that's why that is the first thing that the police check at a road block.

[Andre0720]

Mother's-in-law should show lots of love to any son-in-law who carries a gun....

[ggt]

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maybe he carried the gun around for his "job"...maybe loanshark enforcer ?

seems more and more USA situations overhere by the day... rapes, robberies, murders....

Maidee...your posting is maidee...if you want to start a thread to bash the US...start a new one...

[benalibina]

Mother's-in-law should show lots of love to any son-in-law who carries a gun....

Hmmm...mine was only interested in money.

[jcisco]

"he went over to his motorbike and got his gun"

So he just happened to have a gun on him?

Normal people don't ride around with a gun on them.

He had a plan.

Could you please define 'normal' ?

As quite many Thais carry a gun under their motorbike's buddy seat, you would be surprised!

And that's why that is the first thing that the police check at a road block.

Normal can be defined as the area falling under one standard deviation in either direction from the mean peak, so 34% either way. Covering 64% of the distribution, I'd say thats large enough to be considered normal.