Thai police officer allegedly shot wife & then talked into surrendering by his police officer son
His son travelled back from southern Thailand and spent the night outside the house negotiating.
On September 10, a Thai police officer named Thatsaphong was arrested after allegedly shooting his wife, a kindergarten teacher, at a school in Chonburi. Thatsaphong, a deputy investigation officer, had refused to leave his home following the incident on September 9. His son, Rachata, a police sergeant, learned of the shooting and headed to his father's house.
Rachata spent over an hour speaking to his father by phone and through a loudspeaker, urging him to come out and assuring him that no one would harm him. Despite Thatsaphong's initial refusal, Rachata eventually managed to persuade his father to step out of the house under police supervision. The two met halfway and spoke for half an hour before Thatsaphong surrendered himself to the authorities at around 6:20 am.
Thatsaphong emerged visibly exhausted, and no one else was harmed in the incident. The Bang Lamung police chief stated that Thatsaphong surrendered unarmed and that the weapon would be retrieved as evidence. Thatsaphong was taken to the Bang Lamung Police Station for questioning, and the police would proceed with the investigation according to their standard legal procedures.
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