Son Discovers Parents Dead After Bringing Durian Home
A man shot his wife in their Krabi home before turning the gun on himself on July 27; their son discovered both bodies after returning from harvesting durian with gifts for his mother.
On July 27, Deputy Superintendent Adisorn Yeesan of Nueaklong Police Station in Krabi received a report of a fatal shooting inside a residential house in Pakasai subdistrict, Nueaklong district. Officers and forensic staff arrived at a single-story concrete home, where they found the body of Samphan, 49, lying face-up in a pool of blood near the front entrance with a gunshot wound to the left rib cage. In the kitchen area nearby, they discovered the body of Rattanaporn, 46, also face-up in blood, with a fatal gunshot wound beneath her left breast that exited through her back. A shotgun and spent cartridges were recovered near the rear door and seized as evidence.
The couple's son, who was staying at a relative's house, explained that his parents lived together while he had gone to help relatives harvest durian in a nearby village. Around midday, he returned home with durian to give to his mother, finding the front door slightly open. After calling out with no response, he entered and collapsed when he discovered both parents dead with signs of a struggle.
During questioning, the son revealed that his parents fought frequently because the father was extremely jealous and had often beaten his wife. Investigators believe the couple argued again before the husband shot his wife in the kitchen. He then discarded the spent cartridge outside near the rear door, returned inside, and killed himself with the same shotgun in the front hallway. Officials will conduct further investigation into the exact circumstances, and the bodies will undergo detailed examination before being released to family for religious rites.
