– I thought he was going to get out, but he stayed inside for a long time, says a distraught kindergarten teacher at kindergarten in Thailand, where a father killed several children and staff.
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In an interview with the AP news agency, he tells the kindergarten teacher, who was not named the terrible tragedy which took place at his workplace in Nong Bua Lamphu province in northeastern Thailand on Thursday afternoon.
She herself managed to escape from the author.
– I knew it was a gun because I heard several shots, and then I saw him insert the bullets and point the gun at me, says the eyewitness.
A total of 38 people, 24 children and 14 adults, were killed, including the author, according to the latest Reuters update.
– I didn’t think it would kill the children, he says.
The kindergarten teacher is said to have escaped by climbing over a wall, but earlier the author is said to have pointed the gun to her head.
The woman details the horrors inside the nursery.
– He used a knife and stabbed all the children, as well as a pregnant teacher. The birth was only a few months away.
Continue desperate:
– He stabbed my stick.
The author’s motive is currently unknown, Reuters writes.
34 of the 38 deceased would have been in nursery school, including 23 children.
Shot in kindergarten
The police came out early and searched for a 34-year-old man for the mass shooting that took place in the kindergarten. They drove around with a wanted for a man named, and information about his car, a white Toyota Vigo pickup truck, on their Facebook page.
Shortly after ten, Norwegian time on Thursday wrote Investigation Unit of Thailand on Facebook that the offender was dead. According to Reuters, the man allegedly killed his wife and child before taking his own life.
The perpetrator worked in the police until he was suspended in January of this year, the news agency writes.
Police say, according to Reuters, the suspension is the result of his admission that he used two types of methamphetamine.
According to a local official, the age range of children in kindergarten should be between two and five years old. According to Reuters, which cites the police, there have been casualties for just two years.
The movements of the author
Police mapped the perpetrator’s movements before and after the shooting.
According to them, he was in court shortly before, in connection with a drug charge. It is said that he went to kindergarten to look for his son. The police believe that he was angry when the child was not there and that he started shooting after that.
A local police officer claims that the offender’s mother claims he had an argument with his wife on the same day the incident occurred.
The offender allegedly shot passersby and bumped into several people before returning home and killing his wife and children.
According to police, the 34-year-old man must have legally purchased the gun he used in the attack.
Photos from the scene show small bodies, lying on rugs, as well as cartons of juice scattered on the floor. Reuters writes.
– He didn’t say anything, he shot at the door while the children were asleep, says a witness.
– He was walking towards me and I asked him for mercy. I didn’t know what to do, says another witness.
A country in mourning
On Friday, Thai Prime Minister Prayuth Chan-ocha visited the region where the incident occurred.
In a statement on their Facebook profile He called Thursday’s episode a “shocking incident”.
The Prime Minister ordered all government departments to wave flags at half mast on Friday to celebrate the tragedy, the Reuters news agency reported.
– The mass murder caused pain to the entire nation, says a spokesman for the Thai government.
The government has said it will provide financial assistance to families to help cover funeral expenses and medical treatment, according to Reuters.
Statements from the mother
A woman, described as the author’s mother, was interviewed on Thursday by a local television channel, Reuters writes.
He is said to have said his son’s behavior changed when he gave up his life in Bangkok to see his mother in the countryside.
– He started using drugs when he moved here after being stationed in Bangkok for six years. He moved here to take care of me, his mother said.
– He used drugs, but didn’t sell them. She bought, her mother said, adding that she nearly passed out and felt deep pain when she learned what had happened.
