Buriram: A pork satay vendor shot and seriously injured his wife, a school director, while she was sitting in her car before shooting himself in the temple and killing himself. Villagers said they heard a long honking sound.
According to Thai News Agency, surveillance cameras captured footage of a pickup truck driving in a village in Tambon Ku Mueang, Amphoe Ku Mueang, Buriram Province. The unusual long horn sound made the car disappear from the surveillance camera. Following this, the Ku Mueang Police Station received a report of a shooting incident resulting in deaths and injuries. Upon arrival, they found the pickup truck from the surveillance footage parked. Inside, the bodies of Mr. Somsak, 46, a pork satay vendor, and Mrs. Natthaya, 52, the director of a school in Lam Thamenchai District, Nakhon Ratchasima Province, were discovered. Mr. Somsak had a bullet wound to his right temple, while Mrs. Natthaya, the perpetrator's wife, was found face down on the steering wheel with a gunshot wound to the back of her head. She was breathing weakly, and rescue workers rushed her to the hospital.
Pol. Lt. Somphon, 71, a retired police officer who witnessed the incident, reported that he heard the horn blaring before the car stopped in front of his house. He heard Mr. Somsak roll down the window and say, "He probably wants to die," before immediately pointing a gun at Mrs. Natthaya. He then heard another gunshot, which he believes was when Mr. Somsak shot himself. The long honking sound, he thought, was a signal for help.
The latest update reveals that Mrs. Natthaya remains in a coma and is being treated at Buriram Hospital. Mr. Somsak's body will be sent back to Nakhon Si Thammarat Province for religious ceremonies.
The injured man's 60-year-old brother mentioned that Mr. Somsak had a jealous nature, particularly regarding late-night Line messages from teachers at school, which displeased him. Despite Mrs. Natthaya's attempts to reassure him, Mr. Somsak's five-year battle with colon cancer may have contributed to his stress.