Arrest warrants issued for Phuket Imam shooting suspects

 

Darawan Naknakhon

 

The two suspects were caught on CCTV fleeing the scene on a stolen motorbike. Photo: Darawan Naknakhon
 

PHUKET: Phuket Provincial Court yesterday (Aug 5) issued arrest warrants for two men believed to have been involved in Thursday’s shooting of Baan Bangphae’s Imam Weerachart Kahapana.

 

The court yesterday evening issued an arrest warrant from 23-year-old Wisuth Yokyong at an address in Mai Khao, and 24-years-old Thanachai Chunthong from Trang on charges of premeditated attempted murder, illegal possession of firearm and ammunition, and carrying a firearm in a public place without a permit.

 

The shooting incident took place at 7:45pm on Thursday when two suspects shot Weerachart Kahapana, Imam of the of Baan Bangpae Mosque in Pa Khlok, while he was driving his vehicle to his home in Soi Koh Kaew 24 with his three-years-old son on the back seat.

 

Imam Weerachart, who is also a member of the Phuket Islamic Committee, said a black motorbike pulled alongside them and the passenger pulled out a gun and pointed it at him through the driver’s window and shot four times. The Imam was hit once in the stomach but managed to crash his vehicle into the suspects’ motorbike to stop the attack, but they ran away after the collision. (See story here)

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/arrest-warrants-issued-for-phuket-imam-shooting-suspects-58584.php#ea6Ex5Boioo8oo1L.97

 

 

 

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Should be a higher punishment for attempting to murder someone in front of their child ,2 attempted murders