

Then he saw a man with what looked like a stab wound on his head. A little farther on, at a spot around three kilometers from the day care center where dozens were killed, he spotted three bloodied people lying on the side of the road - a woman, a little boy and an older woman. Wasan tailed him for about 200 to 300 meters and then he saw a motorcyclist lying on the ground.

The white pickup was still driving in a haphazard manner. Then he saw a rescue truck with its siren on heading in the same direction. He decided to give chase, doing a U-turn and following the truck. Damrongsak Kittipraphat, said Friday he had received a hospital report indicating that no drugs had been found in the gunman’s system.įour children stabbed in the attack survived and were in good condition, the country’s health minister said.

Following the attack, he killed himself, his wife and his son at home, police said. Panya had been fired from the police force for possession of methamphetamine. The legally owned 9-millimeter gun used by the attacker, Panya Kamrab, focused scrutiny on rules that allow soldiers and law enforcement officers to buy personal firearms from the government and avoid some checks that apply to civilians. Earlier in the day, a red carpet was placed in front of the child care center to welcome visiting officials, but was quickly removed after an online backlash. Prime minister, Prayuth Chan-ocha, met with some of the families of victims. Thailand’s King, Maha Vajiralongkorn, was expected to pay a rare public visit to hospitals treating survivors in the area on Friday evening. A pregnant teacher whose husband said she was “doing her duty as teacher to the fullest capacity.” A young girl who liked to play pretend with her grandmother. Portraits of the victims, 24 of whom were young children, began to emerge, showing the magnitude of loss: A 3-year-old who loved racing toy cars and riding in real ones. Grieving family members began preparations to lay to rest the victims killed in a deadly rampage at a day care center in northern Thailand, as the country’s top officials arrived to console the devastated community struggling with unanswered questions about the attack that left 36 dead on Thursday.
