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Pattaya beer-bar owner shot dead in ‘well-planned’ Bang Saray execution
Patcharapol Panrak
A Soi Buakaow beer-bar owner was shot and killed in what
Sattahip police are calling a well-planned execution, while commuting
home on Sukhumvit Road from Pattaya.
Phuthita Sabai-ngarm, the 59-year-old owner of the D-One bar, was shot
once in the head and once in the shoulder while she was behind the wheel
of her bronze Toyota Hero SUV April 8 at Sukhumvit kilometer-marker 164
in Bang Saray.
Two passengers, Amornsri Rattanaudom, 39, and Natweena
Norrawuththanaboon, 25, were not shot, but sustained minor injuries when
the car plunged into a ditch. They were treated and released from Queen
Sirikit Naval Medical Center.
Amornsri, the dead woman’s niece, said Phuthita had operated the D-One
bar for about three months and knew of no disputes she had with anyone.
Police, however, said the killing was “well-planned,” with multiple
gunmen likely following her from the Pattaya bar and shooting her in a
relatively deserted section of Sukhumvit Road.
Amornsri told police they had been driving home when her aunt opened the
window to let in some air. Then a black car pulled alongside with a
gunman firing four shots at Phuthita. The car sped away toward Sattahip
as the truck rolled off the road.
Sattahip Police Superintendent Col. Chonnaphat Nawalak said the victim
was married to a naval officer and that business dealings are suspected
as the motive for the killing. However, investigators are still
questioning witnesses and reviewing CCTV footage.
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