Boy killed, girl wounded in student violence

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Boy killed, girl wounded in student violence

Published: 1/09/2010 at 05:16 PM
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An eight-year-old schoolboy was killed when a gang of tech school students opened fire on a bus on Ramkhamhaeng Road on Wednesday morning, police reported.

Police said the shooting took place about 7am.

A group of youths dressed in technical school uniforms followed bus No 113 (Min Buri-Hua Lamphong) on motorcycles along Ramkhamhaeng road.

At an intersection, the students opened fire at the bus, which was fully loaded with passengers, and bullets hit the schoolboy.

The bus driver sped away from the students and stopped at Kasemrat Hospital, where the boy was admitted for treatment, before going to report the attack to police.

The boy, who was later identified as Jatuporn Polpaka, a Grade 3 student at Wat Bampen Nua School, was pronounced dead at the hospital.

Jatuporn Polpaka

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toto

Discussion 19 : 02/09/2010 at 11:27 PM19
The problem is all about EDUCATION.
From: parents, teachers, police and...
ThePick

Discussion 18 : 02/09/2010 at 09:52 PM18
"Students" who kill innocents don't deserve the right to learn. Let them rot in prison and pass their educational opportunities to others more deserving. This country will become better when better people are the ones who are educated.
norm

Discussion 17 : 02/09/2010 at 02:48 AM17
We should not be shocked or surprised by school violence.

Thai's politicians are using violence to achieve their political goals. We should expect Thai's students to adopt this approach to solve their problems.
Nguhao

Discussion 16 : 02/09/2010 at 02:47 AM16
These punks need to be caught and locked up before it gets worse. They have been doing this crap for years now and it needs to be stopped and soon
SPICEMAN

Discussion 15 : 02/09/2010 at 01:59 AM15
Did Buddha command all Buddhists, "You shall not kill?" If so, how can anybody explain the continuation of senseless killing like this? Are we supposed to love one another, instead of killing each other?
Mike

Discussion 14 : 01/09/2010 at 11:21 PM14
You can see these miscreants terrorizing people very often on Rama 2 Rd. I really wonder when they will be properly dealt with. They should not be treated as juvenile offenders because they are clearly not. hiding long machetes in their pants, carry locally made guns, etc by students should not be condoned.
RayHK

Discussion 13 : 01/09/2010 at 10:53 PM13
Very surprised as a frequent visitor to Bangkok - guess this just goes to show a more real picture of Bangkok behind the advertised City of Angels...
Michel P.B.

Discussion 12 : 01/09/2010 at 10:24 PM12
Quo vadis Thailand ?
More and more Thailand samer same a banana republic with criminality and corruption spread all over the country and at any level !
bill

Discussion 11 : 01/09/2010 at 09:32 PM11
This just goes to show the real Thailand once again. It is not a peaceful place to live, it is much the same as living in Los Angelos
Ball

Discussion 10 : 01/09/2010 at 09:10 PM10
It had always been and it will always be.

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