Pattaya Daily News

Pattaya, the 3^rd of July 2010 [PDN]: At approximately 3:30am on Friday, Colonel Attharot Krongrat (Pattaya Police Investigator) was notified of a shooting incident at the Fake Pub & Restaurant in North Pattaya. A team of police along with the Sawang Boriboon Foundation were dispatched to attend the incident.

At the scene medical officers attended to the victim, Mr. Theerat Trakaew [19], who was lying on the floor of the establishment’s toilet suffering from several gunshot wounds. Despite the concerted efforts of rescue workers Mr. Trakaew later died of his injuries at the Bangkok Pattaya Hospital. Mr. Trakaew had been shot, at close range, twice in each thigh and once in the penis.

Investigations of the scene uncovered five spent 9mm shells whilst two bronze bullets were plied from the concrete wall in the toilet. Officers collected the evidence before forensic investigators dusted the location for fingerprints.

Officers interrogated several members of staff at the establishment who reportedly explained that the offender was known only as Mr. Jud Baan Ampher (nickname) and that he had been in the pub for a short while before fleeing the location in a hurry.

Mr. Aphichet Suriyo [21], the toilet attendant, stated that he had witnessed Mr. Trakaew enter the toilet followed shortly after by Mr. Jud. He stated that he had heard the offender shout, “how dare you flirt with my boss’s girlfriend, now you die” before five gunshots rang out and Mr. Jud fled. The doormen and parking attendant for the establishment reportedly observed Mr. Jud walk into the premises to talk to another man before following the victim into the toilet and fleeing the scene hurriedly moments later.

Officers have now begun an investigation to track down and arrest Mr. Jud Baan Ampher whilst they would also like to speak to the man he had been talking to prior to the incident. Mr. Trakaew’s body has been sent for a post-mortem examination following which it will be released to his relatives for funeral proceedings.

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