Police believe that Estonian national Andres Podra, 38, took his own life at a Phuket gun range yesterday due to stress over his finances.
Podra shot himself in the head with a high-powered handgun at the Patong Hill Shooting Range yesterday afternoon after firing seven rounds at a target.
He left behind two handwritten letters: one to his sister written in Estonian, and another in English instructing police to contact his wife, Rachaneewan Punkoon, at a hotel in Patong.
“We contacted Ratchaneewan and she told us that Podra had been unemployed for months and that he was under tremendous stress due to his finances,” said Lt. Sawanya Eidsong of the Thung Thong Police.
“She said that Podra told her often that he wanted to kill himself. He wanted to stay in Thailand and live in Phuket, but he could not find a job that he liked,” Lt. Sawanya added.
“She also said that all his friends who were helping him to find work never contacted him back.”
The Estonian embassy in Bangkok has been notified.
Story: The Phuket News
