Boonlua Chatree
A jealous sailor fatally shot his teacher girlfriend before turning the gun
on himself in a teacher’s dormitory at Pattaya’s Wat Nongket Noi School.
Manita Rithlamlert was
tragically gunned down in a murder suicide by her jealous boyfriend.
Mattayom 1-3 teacher Manita Rithlamlert, 30, was shot
once at the base of the neck by Petty Officer 1st Class Prathan Sawangarom,
37, Aug. 5. Prathan then shot himself once in the temple with the 11mm
weapon.
Teachers told police they’d seen Prathan parked in front of the school
around 5 p.m., then approach Manita as she left the building. Those who knew
the fallen teacher said her boyfriend was extremely jealous and possessive
and tried to force Manita to accompany him in his truck. She refused.
Witnesses said Prathan then dragged Manita by the arm to the male
dormitories, where the argument continued. He pushed her inside one of the
houses and, shortly after, teachers heard two shots.
School staffers deflated Prathan’s tires to prevent him from fleeing, but it
turned out to be unnecessary: When they opened the dorm room, they found the
couple lying dead in their own blood.
