Saraburi: The family of a motorcycle repair shop owner in Tambon Hor Thep, Amphoe Ban Mo, Saraburi Province, is appealing for justice after a maniac shot and killed her husband, fearing that the case will not progress.
According to Thai News Agency, Ms. Narumon, 33, the wife of the deceased Mr. Thirawat, along with her family, traveled to file a complaint with Mr. Ekkapop Lueangprasert, founder of the Sai Mai Must Survive page, after her husband was shot dead by a village madman, hallucinating from drugs and hearing voices. The incident occurred at a motorcycle repair shop in Tambon Hor Thep, Amphoe Ban Mo, Saraburi Province on January 5, 2025, at 4:40 p.m.
Ms. Narumon stated that previously, on October 27, 2024, Mr. Phot, the perpetrator, had threatened her husband with a knife, asking how much he wanted to die. She reported the incident to the police at Ban Mo Police Station, Saraburi Province, but was questioned about why they filed a complaint as the incident had not yet happened. Consequently, Mr. Thirawat filed a daily record noting that Mr. Phot, who lived nearby, had threatened him.
Ms. Narumon further explained that the perpetrator had a history of drug use and hallucinations. Previously, Mr. Phot had picked fights with her husband and chased villagers with a knife. On January 5, 2025, the perpetrator approached her husband with a gun and fatally shot him while he was repairing his motorcycle. The perpetrator was a former assistant village headman, with his younger brother serving as the village headman. After the incident, he contributed to half of the funeral expenses. Ms. Narumon, who has a 3-year-old child, is worried about the case's progress since her husband was the family's breadwinner. She has followed up on the case multiple times, but the police advised her to wait 84 days for compensation. She seeks assistance in pursuing justice.
Mrs. Watcharin, the deceased's mother-in-law, described her son-in-law as a good person and the pillar of the family. She criticized the sale of guns to the perpetrator by government officers, emphasizing that such actions led to her son-in-law's death. She called for serious drug suppression efforts rather than mere arrests.
Mr. Ekkapop indicated plans to coordinate with the Ministry of Justice regarding compensation for the victim's family. He intends to involve lawyers in pursuing a civil lawsuit alongside the criminal case to claim damages. The incident happened over a month ago, and the victim's family seeks justice, feeling that Mr. Thirawat's death should not be in vain. The suspect was briefly imprisoned before being released, while the victim, a family pillar, is gone forever.