Bangkok’s Siam Paragon shooting: Relatives of Chinese tourist, Myanmar woman claim their bodies
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BANGKOK – Relatives collected the bodies of a Myanmar woman and a Chinese tourist from the Police General Hospital on Wednesday afternoon.
The two women were killed when a 14-year-old boy went on a shooting spree
The Myanmar woman’s relatives showed up at the Forensic Institute at noon to claim the body, but declined to speak to reporters.
Autopsy results show a gunshot hit her in the lung and heart.
National police chief Torsak Sukvimol reportedly donated a coffin to the Myanmar woman’s family.
Earlier on Wednesday, the woman’s employer described her as a “lovely” person who was fluent in Thai, Mandarin and English. She earned a high salary and sent about 10,000 baht (S$370) every month to her parents in Myanmar.
The employer decided to keep sending money to her parents every month.
After the Myanmar family left, relatives of the Chinese victim showed up to claim her body. It had been reported earlier that the Chinese family appeared reluctant to claim her remains. Reporters were kept away from covering the incident.
Separately, Mr Sakolphat Kijdamrongsak from the Justice Ministry said the ministry will provide a compensation of 200,000 baht each for the victims who died. He added that the compensation for the injured will be determined later on a case-by-case basis.
He said he believes the injured will receive no more than 40,000 baht for treatment, plus 20,000 for rehabilitation.
Those who are unable to work will be compensated 353 baht per day for no more than a year. THE NATION/ASIA NEWS NETWORK
