Man Shoots Wife, Rival After Finding Affair
A man fatally shot his estranged wife and her lover at a Bangkok townhouse on July 5 after discovering their affair, leaving one victim critically wounded.
At 2:00 p.m. on July 5, police responded to a shooting incident with fatalities and injuries at a two-story townhouse in the Bang Chan area, Khlong Sam Wa district, Bangkok. Officers from Minburi Police Station, led by investigators, arrived with forensic teams and medical examiners.
The incident occurred on the ground floor hallway near a bathroom, where authorities found the body of a 35-year-old man (alias A) with a single gunshot wound to the right cheekbone. A .380 caliber pistol was recovered near the staircase. A second victim, a 36-year-old woman (alias B), was found with a gunshot wound to the right cheek. A third victim, a 30-year-old man (alias C), sustained two gunshot wounds to the abdomen and was in critical condition. Four .380 shell casings were collected as evidence.
According to the ex-mother-in-law's statement, B was sitting on the sofa talking with C when A suddenly entered, claiming he needed to retrieve items from his daughter's upstairs bedroom. After getting what he came for, A descended the stairs, drew a pistol from his shoulder bag, and fired twice at C's abdomen, then once at B's cheek. The witness called police in shock.
A had been living with B and they had one son together. A worked as a ride-hailing driver in Phetchabun province to support the family. Two to three months prior, A discovered B was secretly dating C, which led to severe arguments. B then fled to her mother's house, and C moved in shortly after. A became increasingly stressed despite relatives' attempts to calm him.
On the morning of the incident, A's mother, a lottery vendor from Phetchabun, was traveling to Nam Noi Airport in Nonthaburi to collect lottery quotas. A told his mother he planned to visit Phuket and volunteered to drive her and his son to the airport. After dropping them off at the Mochit transport terminal, A rushed to his ex-girlfriend's house, knowing both she and C were there, and committed the shooting. The two deceased bodies were transferred to the Police Hospital Institute of Forensic Medicine for autopsy.
