Last Update :
18/02/2020 11:01 PM
BERNAMA
BANGKOK, Feb 18 — A man killed his ex-wife and wounded another in a shooting at a shopping mall here today.
In the incident around 3.15 pm (local time), the gunman stormed into the beauty clinic at the Century The Movie Plaza near Victory Monument in Ratchadewi District and fired at least seven shots at his 28-year-old ex-wife.
A 31-year old woman at the clinic suffered injuries and was rushed to a hospital.
The gunman is still at large.
Chief of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, Lt. Gen. Pakkapong Pongpetra said the gunman and the woman were married for 10 years with a child and they just got divorced on February 13.
“The motive was personal problems and jealousy... It is not a copycat incident,” he told reporters after visiting the scene today.
The shooting come less than two weeks after the Feb 8 shooting rampage in Nakhon Ratchasima in which a Thai soldier Sergeant Major Jakrapanth Thomma, 32, killed 29 people including police and army officers and wounded 58 others at the Terminal 21 Shopping Mall in the city centre.
He was shot dead by security forces after after being holed up for more than 12 hours at the mall.
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Horrifying moment Bangkok receptionist is shot dead by her ‘jealous’ ex-husband
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This is the chilling moment a jealous gunman casually walks into a Bangkok dental clinic and shoots dead his ex-wife.
Mother-of-one Khuntai Chatthai, 28, has been named locally as the victim of today’s execution-style killing in the Thai capital.
Piercing screams rang out through the Century Plaza shopping complex as the suited killer unrelentingly peppered his receptionist former partner from point-blank range.
As the dead mother lay sprawled in a pool of her own blood, the gunman hastens away from the scene of the slaughter – and remains at large.
Police and paramedics descended on the mall in the heart of Bangkok just after 3pm local time and desperately tried to revive Chatthai.
A second person was taken to hospital with non-fatal injuries and are believed to be in stable condition.
Khuntai Chatthai, 28 (pictured being worked on by medics) has been shot dead and another injured by a gunman in a Bangkok shopping mall today.
Police and paramedics descended on the Century Plaza in the heart of the Thai capital just after 3pm local time
Police Major General Samroeng Suanthong said: ‘The shooting seems to have been caused by the delusional jealousy of the gunman towards the dead person, who was his ex-wife.
‘This case is not that complicated, there are no other suspects or motives.’
Horrifying CCTV captured the moment Chatthai was caught unawares and shot dead by her bitter ex-husband.
It shows her working behind the counter with a colleague, both of whom are wearing suits and perched on stools.
As the gunman walks in, not making eye contact with the staff, both women seem to sit up and watch him closely.
He then reaches into his inside blazer pocket and draws a handgun.
Piercing screams rang out through the Century Plaza shopping complex as the suited killer unrelentingly peppered his receptionist former partner from point-blank range
A team of about seven medics dressed in white swooped in on the clinic and began trying to revive the victim
Chatthai spots this and throws herself to the ground behind the counter, quickly followed by her colleague who also dives for cover.
But the shooter quickly rounds the desk and opens fire, relentlessly squeezing the trigger as his victims scream helplessly.
After unloading a full round of ammunition on his target from less than a metre away, the gunman pulls another magazine and reloads as his makes his escape.
A team of about seven medics dressed in white later swooped in on the clinic and began trying to revive the victim with CPR
Another photo shows the injured victim being treated for what appears to be a gunshot wound to the hand.
Paramedics and police work in the Icon Clinic – the dental place where the woman was shot dead
Another photo shows the injured victim being treated for what appears to be a gunshot wound to the hand
Shoppers were still bustling throughout the building, but many stopped to watch in shock as emergency crews rushed to the dental clinic.
Century Plaza is a popular mall near to the city’s well-known Victory monument.
Guns are easily obtainable in Thailand and disputes between lovers or family members often play out in bloody violence, drawing headlines over the deadly brawls.
The shooting comes at a sensitive time for Thailand as just over a week ago a soldier went on a gun rampage at a shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima, Thailand, killing 30 people and injuring 60 others.
Sergeant Major Jakrapanth Thomma, 32, died after his bloodbath shooting spree which he live-streamed on Facebook.
Century Plaza is a popular mall near to the city’s well-known Victory monument. The fatal shooting happened at a dental clinic in the retail complex, which has now been partially sealed off by officers who are still hunting the at-large gunman
The shooting comes at a sensitive time for Thailand as just over a week ago soldier Jakrapanth Thomma (pictured) went on a gun rampage at a shopping mall in Nakhon Ratchasima, killing 30 people and injuring 60 others
