Phone fury

PATTAYA: Four innocent bystanders were injured by ricocheting bullets when a bagman for a Pattaya loan shark opened fire on his mobile phone. Witnesses to the slaying of the mobile phone said the man, identified only as “Woot”, was seen at about 3 am yelling into his mobile phone on the ground floor of Niran Condo on Soi Arunothai. He then hurled the phone down onto the sidewalk, pulled out a .38 pistol and fired six times it at the offending device. Bullets bounced off the stone pavement and flew in every direction. At least four people were hit, including two foreigners; all were eventually taken to the Pattaya Memorial Hospital for treatment. After slaughtering the phone, Woot allegedly turned round and threatened witnesses before fleeing on a motorcycle. The threats were apparently effective, for when police arrived most of the bystanders – of which there were many, despite the late hour, but then this was Pattaya – refused to talk. Police say they know the man’s identity, however, and are in the process of locating him to begin criminal proceedings.

Thailand News

Thaiger Talk

Join the conversation and have your say on Thailand news published on The Thaiger.

Thaiger Talk is our new Thaiger Community where you can join the discussion on everything happening in Thailand right now.

Please note that articles are not posted to the forum instantly and can take up to 20 min before being visible. Click for more information and the Thaiger Talk Guidelines.

Click to comment

Leave a Reply

Legacy Phuket Gazette

Archiving articles from the Phuket Gazette circa 1998 - 2017. View the Phuket Gazette online archive and Digital Gazette PDF Prints.

Related Articles

Leave a Reply