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2 suffer serious gunshot wounds in failed murder-suicide
Teerarak Suthathiwong
Two people were hospitalized after a lover’s quarrel turned to
into kidnapping and a failed murder-suicide.
Siwanatphiphat Rattanaphim, 20, and girlfriend Chanyanan Lausamrong, 35,
both sustained serious gunshot wounds in the Nov. 11 incident at a car
dealer opposite Bangkok Hospital Pattaya on Sukhumvit Road. Chanyanan
suffered shots to the chest and face while Siwanatphiphat shot himself
in the head, but somehow managed to survive.
Banglamung Police said the incident began at the Wong Amat Residence on
Naklua Soi 16 where, witnesses said, Siwanatphiphat abducted Chanyanan
at gunpoint. Police later found a note, scribbled in lipstick, saying
she’d been kidnapped at gunpoint.
Police caught up to the Toyota Vios, leading to a chase. Police
escalated the situation by shooting out the tires. Siwanatphiphat lost
control and slammed into a wall. Feeling cornered, he shot his
girlfriend and turned the gun on himself, police said.
Chanyanan’s parents told police that their daughter had only started
dating the Thai Oil Co. security guard recently and that they argued
often. They believed the two had met to sort out their differences, but
the meeting went badly, leading to Siwanatphiphat’s actions.
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