DJB, 31, had discovered that his girlfriend had a “gik” – and that she had fallen in love with him.
He tried to persuade his girlfriend to break off the relationship with 24-year-old Worawut Tawee-apiradeeserm. She would have none of it, however, and their conversation deteriorated into a shooting match.
Seeing that this approach was getting him nowhere, DJB decided to tackle the problem from the other end. Taking up his trusty homemade “Thai pradit” gun he went hunting for Worawut.
Finding his rival at the Bigball fashion shop in Patong, he fired a single shot at him, and then made his escape.
Luckily for Worawut, DJB’s aim was not good, and he was hit in the shoulder. He was first rushed to Patong Hospital in a tuk-tuk, and then, on instructions from his family, was transferred to Bangkok Hospital Phuket.
Police put out an alert for DJB – though not over the police radio band, because they knew that the wanted man would be able to hear it on the walkie talkie he used for his rescue work.
In the end, the alert was not necessary. DJB contacted relatives, and told them to inform the police he wanted to negotiate a surrender.