Teacher's Parents Receive Body After School Shooting

On August 8, 2026, the atmosphere at the Police Hospital's Institute of Forensic Medicine remained somber as relatives arrived to collect the body of Tiwaporn Wanit, a 19-year-guidance counselor from Nakhon Luang District, Ayutthaya, who was killed in the shooting at Thepsirin School in Nonthaburi on August 7. Her parents and extended family came to arrange religious rites. As relatives processed documents with forensic officials, her mother sat by the incense stand, devastated and unable to accept the loss, saying she could not eat or sleep the previous night. The body was to be taken for cremation at Tat Hnaad Temple in Nakhon Luang, duration to be determined.

Officals informed the parents of compensation under Thai law: 300,000 baht for death, plus medical expenses for the injured. Minor injuries treated and healed within seven days receive 10,000 baht; hospitalization costs are covered per receipt. Mental health support is also provided for those affected, with medical certification required to claim counseling expenses.

When officials explained the compensation amount, her father immediately responded, "What good is 300,000 baht—return my daughter's life to me?" His wife grabbed his knee to calm him as he wept throughout. Officials expressed understanding of the family's loss and pledged to expedite the payment within approximately one week.

Meanwhile, the suspect's uncle—grandson of Somjit and Phantip and holder of familial relation to the deceased perpetrator—also came to claim his relatives' bodies. He declined to comment at present and said he was unaware of fabricated social media messages allegedly exchanged between the shooter and his mother.