A former employee has been arrested for allegedly shooting his former boss and two others during a robbery of about 100,000 baht in gold and electronics from a Pattaya beauty-care shop.
Wanlop Waitakhot, 22, was captured Sept. 13 after a hidden security camera showed him shooting the three women execution style at Best Foam Thailand on Soi Nernplabwan the day before. A second unidentified man, holding a knife in the video, remains at large.
Wanlop Waitakhot was captured Sept. 13 after a hidden security camera showed him shooting the three women execution style. Amazingly, all 3 women survived.
Owner of the herb-based products store Sirirat Yodduang, 30, her mother Lhukshin Kropthanyakit, 63, and employee Salisha Thamniyom, 33, miraculously only suffered grazing shots to the head, despite having to lie on the ground while Wanlop allegedly shot them. Police deduced the former employee, who was fired for stealing, was either a really bad shot or used bullets too small for the 22-caliber pistol.
Sirirat said he incident began when the two suspects in full motorbike helmets entered the shop, guns out, forcing them to open the safe while remaining quiet. They took a 2-baht-weight gold necklace, quarter-baht gold ring, 20,000 baht cash and an Apple iPhone.
The women were then told to lie face down on the ground while Wanlop allegedly fired four shots.
