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Veteran cop commits suicide

NAKHON PATHOM – A veteran policeman shot and killed himself in a fit of depression after a promotion he did not want was forced upon him, according to a report.

Police found the body of Pol Sen Sgt Maj Boonthana Sudrod, 55, at his home in Nong Ngu Luem district on Monday, along with his discharged pistol.

His wife told police her husband had felt under a lot of pressure ever since he learned he was in line for promotion to the rank of police sub-lieutenant .

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