Father suffering from Alzheimer’s grabbed a gun and fatally shot him. Claimed to have a short temper – self-defense

Suphanburi, A father suffering from Alzheimer's fights with his son. before grabbing a gun and shooting his son, seriously injuring him Claimed to be short-tempered and defensive. because the son was holding a knife Police at Bang Pla Ma Police Station received a report of a father shooting his son and seriously injuring him. At a house in Khok Kram Subdistrict, Bang Pla Ma District, Suphan Buri Province, the scene of the incident was a two-story house. Next to the house, a man was found in serious condition, shot once by a .38 caliber revolver in the neck and once in the left arm. It is known. His name was Mr. Kamthorn, aged 37. Officers rushed him to a nearby hospital and found Mr. Metha, aged 70, the father of the injured man, sitting and waiting to surrender. The father said he shot his child out of a sudden temper and in self-defense. Because the child was holding a knife Mrs. Kannika said that her husband is sick with Alzheimer's. Father and son often quarrel, but not violently. The father likes to d rink alcohol and often complains to his son. On the day of the incident, it was confirmed that the son was not holding a knife. In his hand was a thermos. And I don't know where my husband got the gun from. Because I'm cooking in the kitchen. Later, I heard the sound of a gunshot and my son had fallen. Meanwhile, relatives said that the father said that he was angry because his son was going to hold a knife and cut him, so he shot 3 times. When he finished shooting his son, he shot himself. Fortunately, his wife was able to stop him in time. Source: Thai News Agency