webfact Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Shots fired as wanted murderer flees police in stolen Bangkok taxi Picture: Daily News BANGKOK: -- Shots were fired after a man wanted for murder in the south of Thailand stole a taxi at knifepoint and fled from police in downtown Bangkok yesterday. Rorrut Lathiam, 26, was wanted on a warrant for murder and gun offences in Pattalung, reported Daily News. Taxi driver Wanchai Suthiphrapha, 32, said he had picked up his passenger on the Bang Na - Trat highway near to Suvarnabhumi airport. He had driven in along Sri Nakharin Road towards Ramkhamhaeng. He had noticed that the passenger appeared agitated for some reason. At the Lam Salee intersection the passenger pulled a knife out of a bag when they were stopped at the lights. Wanchai immediately jumped out of his cap and ran to inform police at the intersection. Shots were fired after the passenger had jumped into the driver's seat and headed off in the direction of Ramkhamhaeng Soi 58/3. There Rorrut jumped out and ran up to the second floor of a building. He was soon arrested. He said it was not his intention to steal the taxi - he just wanted to get away from the cops. A background check found out who he was and he was detained. The taxi had front and rear damage, a shot out tire and a bullet hole in a fender. Source: Daily News -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-04-12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
colinneil Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 Hope he remembered to switch on the meter Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
darksidedog Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 what an imbecile. Manages to go from being a passenger with no drama to in jail, with stupidity the watch word on his activities from start to finish. The line about not wanting to steal the taxi is brilliant. When you are on a murder charge, the theft is kind of irrelevant. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bitterbatter Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 A pink taxi would be an easy way to get lost in the crowd, if it didn't have bullet holes. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaiyen Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 I like the fact that he stole the taxi right in front of the police ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rkidlad Posted April 12, 2017 Share Posted April 12, 2017 'Shots were fired after the passenger had jumped into the driver's seat and headed off in the direction of Ramkhamhaeng Soi 58/3. There Rorrut jumped out and ran up to the second floor of a building' Were the police standing up or sitting down when they were shooting? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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