PHUKET : -- Thai police officer intend to kill himself by jumping out of a third floor window in police accommodation in Talad Yai, Phuket Town at about 3am today (July 29).
Sub Lt Rapiwat Kongchim, 42, crashed through a tree which slowed his fall, and then landed on a car.
Officers later said they heard the thud of his landing, but thought nothing. Lt Rapiwat thenj climbed back up to his room and some officers said they heard him walk at a steady and consistent speed.
He later returned downstairs and, at about 7am, his brother officers all came wide awake when they heard a shot.
This time Lt Rapiwat had succeeded, shooting himself in the head with his 38 pistol.
He was rushed to Vachira Phuket Hospital by Kusondharm Rescue Foundation volunteers, but was declared dead on arrival.
Officers investigated the cause of his death, and concluded that the death did not involve anyone else.
It is believed he was suffering from depression, perhaps because of a chronic illness that had put him in hospital a number of times.
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