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In Photos: Distraught parents mourn the children who died after a gunman opened fire at a nursery in Thailand

Sittipong Taothawong comforts his wife Kanjana Buakumchan as she holds their child's milk bottle and blanket while standing outside the nursery in Thailand's northeastern Nong Bua Lam Phu province on Oct 7, 2022.Photo: AFP

A woman prays while offering a white rose on the steps of the nursery where a former police officer killed at least 37 people in a mass shooting in Thailand's northeastern Nong Bua Lam Phu province on Oct 7, 2022. Photos: AFP
A woman prays while offering a white rose on the steps of the nursery where a former police officer killed at least 37 people in a mass shooting in Thailand's northeastern Nong Bua Lam Phu province on Oct 7, 2022. Photo: AFP
Women prepare to place a white rose on the steps of a nursery in Thailand's north-eastern Nong Bua Lam Phu province on Oct 7, 2022, a day after at least 36 people…




Third victim of Siam Paragon shooting dies
A woman injured in the Siam Paragon mass shooting on October 3rd died at about 2am this morning (Friday), having been in coma since she was admitted to a hospital 10 days ago.
The passing of Penphiwan has brought the death toll in the shooting to three. The two others who were Chinese and Myanmar nationals. Five more were injured, including Penphiwan.
According to an X post, by user “songdoubles” today, Penphiwan, aka “Noong Ning”, had been on life support since her admission, but her body had responded to medication.
Unfortunately, she developed more infections, according to the post, which also noted that the parents of the suspected shooter had visited and apologised the victim’s mother last Saturday.
Pol Maj-Gen Nakharin Sukhonthavit, commander of the 6th division of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, said they have already been informed of Penphiwan’s death by her family.
He also said that the shootings are still under investigation and the report remains confidential.
The suspect, a 14-year-old boy, is being held at the Galya Rajanagarindra Institute for psychiatric assessment.
Armed with a modified Glock-19 blank-firing replica, the suspect went on the shooting spree in the busy Bangkok shopping mall before surrendering to police.
The incident prompted the police to launch a crackdown on replica guns, including BB and blank-firing weapons.
Measures have also been imposed to control the trade and possession of BB and blank-firing guns.
https://www.thaipbsworld.com/third-victim-of-siam-paragon-shooting-dies/