A 39-year-old distraught father from Chonburi climbed atop Victory Mall in Ratchathewi this afternoon and proceeded to cry.
Fearing he would jump, authorities spent 20 minutes talking down Siridech Tiangtrong, who was seeking attention to get a response to the police to his family’s situation.
The man said he was despondent after his 15-year-old son was accidentally shot by a friend last month who had stolen his father’s gun to play with it.
It must have been some accident, as Siridech said his son was shot four to five times and ended up losing a kidney.
The family paid THB80,000 for the operation, and Siridech had to quit his job to take care of his son full time.
He left a complaint at the Damrong Dharma Center to demand justice for his son as the parents of the shooter completely ignored him, Siridech told the police.
As he said police have done nothing to help his family, he decided to climb atop Victory Mall, hoping to get attention from the media.
The police said they contacted Chonburi police for an update on the case and took Siridech to leave at complaint at the junta help center, Sanook reported.
