16 year old boy dies after playing Russian roulette

A 16 year old boy was found dead at an abandoned house in the Nong Chok district of Bangkok. The teenage boy’s two friends said they were playing Russian roulette and he shot himself.

Officers from Lam Hin Police Station and a rescue team were notified about the shooting at 10.40pm last night and rushed to the abandoned house situated on Khlong Sip-Khlong Sipsi Road. The body of a 16 year old boy, whose identity was withheld, was discovered inside the house with a gunshot wound to the head. A revolver was spotted near his body.

Two frightened teenage boys waited for the police and relevant departments at the scene. The boys confessed that they were playing Russian roulette at the house. Both of them took turns pointing the gun at their head and pulling the trigger until it was the victim’s turn. He pointed the gun at his head and shot himself.

The victim’s body was taken to the Institute of Forensic Medicine for an autopsy. The two teenagers were brought to the police station for further questioning.

The victim’s family refused to give an interview to the media saying that they were still shocked by what had happened to the boy. Some relatives gave a short statement saying they did not believe in the Russian roulette story.

One of the dead boy’s relatives pointed out that the gun should have fallen to his left because the victim was a left-handed person. However, the gun was on his right side.

The investigation of the case continues.