The Thaiger
Gun malfunction saves former Thai village headman from attack
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On May 8, a man attempted to shoot 65-year-old Phurachai Phimsen, a former village headman and brother of a Bhumjaithai Party MP, at a shop in Mueang subdistrict, Tha Sala district, Nakhon Si Thammarat . The suspect’s gun misfired, allowing him to flee before later surrendering to police.
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Summary
The suspect, 41-year-old Sakorn, approached Phurachai at the shop and aimed a short-barrelled shotgun at him. The weapon failed to fire. Sakorn returned to his car and drove off, then turned himself in at Tha Sala police station.
Phurachai, still shaken, said Sakorn had walked up to him with clear intent to shoot. He credited his survival to a Luang Pu Thuat amulet from 1962 that he was wearing at the time, expressing firm belief in its protective power.