Man Shoots Sisters Over Unpaid Rent in Ratchaburi
A 73-year-old landlord shot and critically injured two sisters over unpaid rent outside a grocery shop in Ratchaburi on July 7, then fled on a motorcycle; police are searching for him.
At 2:45 p.m. on July 7, 2025, Ratchaburi City Police received a report of two women shot and critically injured outside a grocery shop on Huay-Thung Luang intersection, Muang district. Officers found blood at the scene and recovered two 9mm shell casings as evidence. The victims—a 52-year-old woman and her 48-year-old sister—were rushed to Ratchaburi Hospital.
The husband of one victim explained that his wife sells flower garlands while her sister operates a grocery shop, each renting separate rooms. He heard a loud bang, then gunshots, and found both women injured outside the shop. The shooter fled by motorcycle.
The village headman identified the gunman as his 73-year-old father, who fled after the shooting. Preliminary investigation suggests the father came to collect unpaid rent from the two tenants. He had apparently visited multiple times demanding payment, and when unsuccessful this time, lost his temper and shot both sisters. Police are pursuing the suspect and asking the village headman to encourage his father to turn himself in. Contact with the suspect has not yet been established.
