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South Korean man in attempted suicide at Phuket shooting range

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

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Police carry out an inspection at the Patong Shooting Range. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- A 42-year-old South Korean man in currently in intensive care at Vachira Phuket Hospital after attempting to commit suicide at the Patong Shooting Range yesterday evening.

 

A hand-written note found in the man’s wallet at the scene stated that he didn’t want to go back to Korea.

 

Lt Col Phattapee Srichai of the Patong Police received information of an incident at 7:20pm yesterday (Mar 13) where it was stated that a foreign man had shot himself at the Patong Shooting Range on Patong hill.

 

Lt Col Phattapee arrived at the scene to find an unresponsive man lying on the floor with gunshot wounds to his chin and face. The gun the man had been firing was lying nearby.

 

The man body was taken to Patong Hospital, however, he was later transferred to Vachira Phuket Hospital where he still remains in ICU.

 

A staffer from the range, Pharadon ThongNgam, told Lt Col Phattapee that the man had ordered a Magnum pistol together with 10 rounds of ammunition.

 

The man shot five rounds at the target and then request Mr Pharadon check the gun, which still had one bullet left in the barrel.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/south-korean-man-in-attempted-suicide-at-phuket-shooting-range-61382.php

 
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