Police arrested a Thai man at a condominium in Bangkok after he shot his transwoman girlfriend within the neck. The sufferer survived the assault, though she remains in crucial condition.
Officers from Din Deang Police Station rushed to the condominium on Pracha Songkhro Road in the Din Daeng district of Bangkok after being notified concerning the taking pictures within the early morning yesterday. Upon arrival, officers discovered the 27 year old transwoman, Isorn Chanda, mendacity in the midst of the room with a critical gunshot wound to the back of her neck.
The gunman, Isorn’s 28 yr outdated boyfriend, Nikhom Meesook, did not flee the scene, as a substitute, he anxiously paced the room the place his girlfriend lay injured. In a state of nervous rigidity, he resorted to smoking cigarettes and consuming a kratom beverage through the police investigation.
During questioning, Nikhom claimed that the couple had a heated argument and he shot her with a pen gun before discarding the weapon into the drainage system in front of the condo.
Determined to recover the discarded gun, rescue staff meticulously scoured the drainage area but were unable to locate any traces of the weapon even after a couple of hours of looking out. However, the police discovered that Nikhom was lying and found the actual firearm used in the crime cleverly concealed inside the bathroom ceiling.
The condominium supervisor named Nuch reported that the owner and group fastidiously checked the felony historical past of every resident and banned those who were not rental members. However, Concealed did not inform the apartment about her boyfriend staying there.
Nuch stated this violated rental protocol and was harmful to other residents. She would contact the victim’s relations to maneuver her belongings and property out of the condo.
Nikhom was taken to the police station for further questioning. He was initially charged with tried homicide. According to Section 288 of the Criminal Laws: whoever murders others shall be punished with life imprisonment or imprisonment from 15 to twenty years. The tried murder will lead to half of the punishment of Section 288. The real motive of the homicide is under investigation..