Five people have died in a wedding massacre in Thailand after an ‘intoxicated’ groom shot his wife, mother-in-law and guests and then killed himself.
The shooting rampage took place at around 11.25pm at a house in the Wang Nam Khieo district in north-east Thailand, where a wedding party was being held for Chaturong Suksuk, 29 and Kanchana Pachunthuek, 44.
During the wedding party, the guests and relatives noticed that Chaturong, a former soldier and Paralympic athlete, looked displeased. The couple also had an argument.
Chaturong then went out to his car and returned with a pistol, firing shots that killed the bride, her 62-year-old mother, Kingthong Klajorho, and her 38-year-old sister, Kornika Manator.
Stray bullets hit two of the guests, who were rushed to the district hospital and one of them, Thong Nonkhunthod, 50, died, according to Thai media.
‘Intoxicated’ groom Chaturong Suksuk shot his wife Kanchana Pachantuek (pictured), mother-in-law and guests and then killed himself in Thailand
Groom Chaturong Suksuk (pictured) went out to his car and returned with a pistol, firing shots that killed the bride, her 62-year-old mother and her 38-year-old sister
Bodies recovered after the scene of the shooting at a wedding party in north-east Thailand
Kanchana Pachantuek and Chaturong Suksuk are pictured on their wedding day before the celebrations ended in bloodshed
Chaturong then shot himself and died instantly. Police said 11 bullets were recovered from the scene.
Police said that Chaturong ‘was quite intoxicated at the time’, but the motive has yet to be established.
He had purchased the gun and ammunition legally last year, they added.
Police said Chaturong was a former marine soldier working at the Sattahip naval base in Chon Buri.
He had lost his right leg after he was run over by a train while on duty, according to Thai media.
The bride’s mother Kingthong Klajorho (pictured), 62, was among those shot dead in the groom’s gun rampage
The bride’s sister Kornika Manator (pictured), 38, was also a victim
Guest Thong Nonkhunthod (pictured) , 50, who was also killed in the bloodbath
The couple had an argument during the party, according to Thai media. Pictiured: Bride Kanchana Pachantuek
Medics rushed to the scene after the shooting in the Wang Nam Khieo district of Thailand
Kanchana Pachantuek. The couple had lived together for three years before deciding to get married, according to Thai media
The wedding party was being held for Chaturong Suksuk, 29 and Kanchana Pachunthuek, 44 (pictured)
Chaturong was a member of the Thai team of paralympic athletes who took part in the 11th Asean Para Games in Indonesia in 2022 and won a silver medal in swimming.
The couple had lived together for three years before deciding to get married, according to Thai media.
The bloodbath came just days after a report that Thai Interior Minister Anutin Charnvirakul had signed an order to stop the issue of gun licences for a year to curb gun violence.