PUBLISHED: 4:00 on October 6, 2023.
According to authorities, the 14-year-old sniper at Siam Paragon bought his modified empty gun online. Monday, three people were detained for selling him the tool and the ammunition.
The girl, according to Pol Maj Gen Samran Nuanma, had a modified weapon that could fire live ammunition in addition to plain sessions.
Police discovered during their research that he had online conversations with an online weapons seller and had communicated with him via a Facebook page about his interest in firearms. However, the suspect was hesitant to purchase a real weapon because of the large cost, according to the police source.
He therefore transferred the funds after placing a 1,000 baht order for 9mm bullets. A few days later, he was given a package containing the guns at his property in the Sathon neighborhood.
The young then placed an order for a modified empty gun, which he later used on Tuesday afternoon during his shooting rampage inside Bangkok’s Siam Paragon shopping center. Two foreign citizens were killed and five others were injured in the event.
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The son lacked the money to buy the empty gun, according to the investigation. After applying for a loan online, he transferred 16, 000 ringgit to the salesman, who therefore delivered the weapon to his apartment.
According to the law cause, Akkharawit Jaithong, 22, of Yala, manages the Facebook website. Before being shut down at 10.20 p.m. on the day of the shooting, the site had been active for around five months.
The father of Mr. Akkharawit in tambon Sateng of the Muang region in Yala and another believe in Bangkok were both arrested yesterday as a result of law expanding their research.
The Metropolitan Police Bureau director, Pol Lt Gen Thiti Saengsawang, ordered Yannawa police to obtain information and seek court approval before issuing permits against the three people involved in the illegal sale of weapons and ammunition. This led to the arrests.
According to the officers, Mr. Akkharawit’s father Suwananhong Phramkhanajarn, 45, owned a bank account to which the teen transferred funds to buy the weapon. Father and son were accused of conspiring to sell firearms and ammunition without authorization and to possess them illegally.
209 shells of empty gun munitions, 33 metal components, nine magazines, and other items were taken from their home. Additionally, two bank records were frozen. The two gentlemen were finally brought to Bangkok to be interrogated.
Piyabut Pienpitak, a second believe, was detained in Bangkok. He was involved when he sold Mr. Akkharawit the 9mm guns.
During the interrogation, Mrs. Suwananhong and Akkharawit vehemently refuted all allegations.
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