Army sergeant held over petrol station murders
published : 18 Jan 2024 at 13:53
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Pattanapong Sripiachai
An army sergeant is being questioned in connection with the fatal shootings of two petrol station workers in Nakhon Phanom last month.
On Wednesday afternoon, police detained the soldier attached to the 3rd Infantry Battalion. The soldier, whose name is being withheld, is suspected of involvement in the killings at Thai Laemthong petrol station on Dec 29 last year.
Phomchak Seesupha, 33, a Lao national, and Wichuda Srisuming, 50, a Thai female employee, were fatally shot within the petrol station compound.
A war weapon, reportedly an AK-rifle, was seized from the soldier's house. The rifle is believed to have been used in the shootings, but the soldier has denied any involvement, according to a source.
The investigation team will do forensic testing on evidence seized from the suspected soldier.
The team has not yet ruled out possible motives, including personal and business conflicts at the petrol station.
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- compound: an area enclosed by a fence or wall, usually in which people work or live - บริเวณ
- denied (verb): said that something is not true or did not happen - ปฏิเสธ
- detained: kept in a place and not allowed to leave - กักตัว ควบคุมตัวหรือฝากขัง
- fatally (adv): acting in a way that causes death ถึงตาย -
- forensic: relating to the use of scientific methods to solve crimes or to find out why something happened - เกี่ยวกับนิติวิทยาศาสตร์
- motive: a reason for doing something - แรงจูงใจ
- national: a citizen of a particular country - ประชาชน
- rifle: a large gun with a long barrel that you hold against your shoulder to fire - ปืนยาว, ปืนไรเฟิล
- seize: to take something using official power and force - จับกุม
- suspected: thought to have done something wrong - เป็นที่สงสัย
- withheld (verb): to deliberately not give something to someone - ไม่เปิดเผย, ไม่อนุญาต, ระงับ, ถอนกลับ
