PUBLISHED : 17 Jan 2024 at 12:28
KHON KAEN: A jealous husband shot dead his wife and his mother-in-law before turning the gun on himself, at their home in Khok Phochai district in the early hours of Wednesday.
The sound of gunshots at the house in Nong Thum village of tambon Ban Khok was reported to local police about 3am.
Emergency responders found the bodies of three people, all dead with gunshot wounds, inside the house. They were identified by police as Manee, 52, her daughter Chanadda, 35, and Kraiphop, 39. Their family names were not released.
Police said Kraiphop worked in a factory and his wife Chanadda was an internal audit employee of tambon Naphaeng municipality.
Manee was shot in the left chest, leg and back, while Chanadda was hit in the left chest and one leg. Kraiphop had a gunshot wound to his left chest, the bullet piercing his heart. Six spent pistol cartridges were found on the floor.
Pol Col Namchai Sriwiang, chief of Khok Phochai station, said investigators learned that Kraiphop believed his wife was having an affair with another man. He had earlier posted the accusation on his Facebook account. Heated quarrels followed.
Kraiphop then bought a gun and used it to threaten his wife on Wednesday morning. His mother-in-law was present. When she moved in between them to protect her daughter, Kraiphop shot her. Manee fell to the floor and Kraiphop shot his wife dead and then himself. The investigation was continuing, he said.
Pol Col Namchai Sriwiang did not mention any witnesses to the shooting or say how police put the final sequence of events together.