Three additional suspects — two men and a woman — were detained separately in Bangkok and Prachuap Khiri Khan on suspicion of selling bullets to the 14-year-old boy who carried out the shooting rampage inside the Siam Paragon shopping center earlier this week.
On Saturday, one of the suspects was detained at a residence on Soi Phetkasem 94 in the Bang Khae city by Pol Lt Gen Thiti Saengsawang, director for the Metropolitan Police Bureau, and prosecutors from Yan Nawa.
The suspect, Phassornkorn” Nikki” Thianthanwit, 27, was wanted on a Friday stay permit issued by the Bangkok South Criminal Court for conspiring to sell weapons without authorization.
Authorities seized an automatic Glock pistol, a Smith & amp, Wesson revolver, 2, 765 rounds of various types of bullets, three mobile phones, empty packages, and other packing supplies during the arrest.
On Saturday, officials detain Phassornkorn” Nikki” Thianthanwit at his Bangkok home and show confiscated goods, including weapons and ammunition.
Wutthiphong Phetmanee and Suthida Paenghom, the other two defendants, were detained in Prachuap Khiri Khan’s Bang Saphan Noi neighborhood on the same day.
While Ms. Suthida turned herself in to police at Bang Saphan Noi place, Mr. Wutthiphong was detained behind a home. Both were wanted on collar warrants that the Bangkok South Criminal Court had issued for their participation in the improper price of weapons.
During doubting, Ms. Suthida claimed she had opened a Krungthai Bank account six times prior for kid welfare benefits, while Mr. Wutthiphong claimed he had been hired to open an account with the Government Saving Bank for 1, 000 baht. She claimed that her father eventually received money transfers from other people using her account.
One of the offenders, Ms. Suthida Paenghom, is detained in the state of Prachuap Khiri Khan. ( Wassayos Ngamkham provided the photo )
Three males were detained on Thursday in Yala and Bangkok, respectively, on suspicion of giving the girl suspect weapons and firearms. & nbsp,
Piyabut Pianpithak, 31, was detained in Bangkok, while Suwananhong Phramkhanajarn, 45, and his 22-year-old brother Akkharawit Jaithong were taken into custody at a home in the southern border state of Yala.
To request their confinement, the three defendants were taken to the Bangkok South Criminal Court. Officers opposed parole for each and every one of them.
Mr. Suwananhong and his brother were subject to arrest warrants for selling firearms and ammunition without authorization and illegally possessing weapons. 209 vacant gun rounds, 33 metal components, two bank accounts, nine magazines, and other items were taken from his home.
While the two gentlemen from Yala denied selling weapon to the young think, just Mr. Piyabut admitted to having sold a firearm and ammunition to him. To engage them, police claimed to have gathered evidence, including cash transfer slip and other items.
Two girls from China and Myanmar were killed and five others were injured in the fatal shooting at Siam Paragon, which was linked to the sale of guns by the defendants, according to a police investigation. Soon after, the shooting’s perpetrator, a girl, was taken into custody.