6 charged over school shooting death

An officer opens a door to an investigation room at Bang Bua Thong police station in Nonthaburi yesterday where police question teen suspects about a shooting incident which led to the death of a classmate. PATTARAPONG CHATPATTARASILL
An officer opens a door to an investigation room on Bang Bua Thong police station within Nonthaburi yesterday where police question teen suspects about a shooting incident which resulted in the death of the classmate. PATTARAPONG CHATPATTARASILL

Six people have been billed in connection with the demise of a teenager who had been killed by the accidental discharge of a weapon owned by one more student in a computer classroom on Thursday night, police said.

Pol Maj Gen Paisan Wongwatcharamongkol, chief of Nonthaburi police, confirmed the other day that Noppasil Ngamsud, 14, was murdered by the accidental discharge of a handmade weapon, not by an exploding keyboard since initially reported by a teacher at the school.

The particular tragedy took place in a computer class in Wat Lad Pla Duk School in tambon Bang Rak Pattana, Nonthaburi’s Beat Bua Thong area, on Thursday afternoon.

The original probe focused on the new computers in the class room after students and also a teacher reportedly informed police they had heard an explosion. The keyboard at the desk where Noppasil was seated was reportedly broken and some keycaps had flown off.

Noppasil continual serious injuries in order to his face which includes a wound about 3–4 centimetres strong near his left eyebrow.

He later succumbed to his injuries.

However , researchers later found remnants of a bullet that had struck their eye, and throughout questioning a student revealed to carrying the pistol to college which they said had been fired accidentally.

The gun was thrown into Klong Bang Phai, from where it was retrieved on Thurs.

Pol Maj Gen Paisan said six individuals were initially charged in connection with the incident. The particular student who delivered the gun to school was charged with recklessness causing death, possessing the firearm and holding a firearm in public.

Based on his statement, the particular student said he previously never fired the gun before yet had borrowed this from a friend in order to scare someone. The particular student hid the particular gun in his jacket and it accidentally fired when he involved to put the jacket on, he claimed.

Of the other five, two had been charged with having a firearm plus aiding in hiding or destroying evidence, while three had been charged with aiding in concealing or destroying evidence.