'Financial stress' blamed for Phuket gun range suicide

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'Financial stress' blamed for Phuket gun range suicide
Eakkapop Thongtub


Police believe Estonian national Andres Podra shot himself in the head at the gun range due to financial problems. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

PHUKET: -- Police believe that Estonian national Andres Podra, 38, dramatically took his own life at a Phuket gun range yesterday (Mar 9) due to stress over his lack of finances.

Mr Podra shot himself in the head with high-powered handgun at the Patong Hill Shooting Range yesterday afternoon after firing seven rounds at a target.

He left behind two handwritten letters: one to his sister written in Estonian, and another in English instructing police to contact his wife, Rachaneewan Punkoon, at a hotel in Patong.

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/financial-stress-blamed-for-phuket-gun-range-suicide-56550.php

-- Phuket News 2016-03-10

[robertthebruce]

How sad is that......poor man.....

[bearpolar]

Poker player or english teacher?

[user82374298374]

Poker player or english teacher?

Bridge player.

[mesterm]

Financial stress caused by a Thai woman perhaps?

[SOTIRIOS]

.....who provided that one-dimensional explanation....

....case closed....???

[farcanell]

.....who provided that one-dimensional explanation....

....case closed....???

Lt Sawanya Eidsong.... According to the link, which contains two extra paragraphs ?

[lonewolf99]

Only black humour so far - no RIP's yet- no long winded explanations of suicidal dementia and shallow non caring TV posters...maybe coz he topped himself and he was an Estonian...?

[stevenl]

Only black humour so far - no RIP's yet- no long winded explanations of suicidal dementia and shallow non caring TV posters...maybe coz he topped himself and he was an Estonian...?

Or because there is already another thread about the suicide.

[copa8]

Financial stress caused by a Thai woman perhaps?

Or an Estonian relative perhaps?