A sergeant major with a violent gun incident has surrendered after shooting his girlfriend. He revealed he had just returned from border duty and could not bear the distressing sight of the woman he was to marry next month with another man.
The sergeant major drove a pickup truck to cut in front, then pointed a handgun at a sedan, injuring Ms. Kritkaew, 48, who suffered a gunshot wound to her right rib with the bullet lodged inside. The severe injury occurred on the Phichit-Dong Klang road, Moo 5, Dong Klang subdistrict, Mueang district, Phichit province. The assailant was later identified as Sergeant Atthasit, 46, a soldier stationed at a camp in the eastern region and close to the victim. After the incident, he fled the scene.Read the news: Sergeant Major shoots wife in the middle of the road, seriously injured; suspected anger over her attending a monk ordination with another man.)
Most recently, at 11:00 a.m. on 12 Apr 2026 GMT+7 at Dong Pa Kham Police Station, Mr. Sathaporn Phunsawat, the lawyer, brought Sergeant Atthasit, the suspect in the attempted murder case, to surrender to Police Lieutenant Colonel Ekaphap Thirawanthu, deputy superintendent of Dong Pa Kham Police Station, Phichit. Relatives of Sergeant Atthasit accompanied him. Then, Police Major General Songpon Sangkasem, commander of Phichit Provincial Police, along with Police Colonel Phubet Saengaram, head of the investigation division, closed the interrogation room to question Sergeant Atthasit for nearly two hours.
Police Major General Songpon, commander of Phichit Provincial Police, told reporters after questioning the suspect that the suspect provided useful testimony and showed remorse. Initially, the suspect confessed to committing the act. Regarding bail, the process must proceed because the suspect is a soldier; the case must be sent to the military court, which will decide on bail matters.
Sergeant Atthasit, the suspect, opened up about the incident, saying he did not intend for this to happen. He said he loved his girlfriend very much; they had been together for four years and planned to marry next month. Before the incident, he had just returned from duty at the border and learned his girlfriend would attend a monk ordination ceremony, so he came to find her there. However, upon arrival, he witnessed something deeply upsetting, which triggered an impulsive emotional reaction that led to the incident.