A woman injured in the Siam Paragon mass shooting on October 3rd died at about 2am this morning (Friday), having been in coma since she was admitted to a hospital 10 days ago.
The passing of Penphiwan has brought the death toll in the shooting to three. The two others who were Chinese and Myanmar nationals. Five more were injured, including Penphiwan.
According to an X post, by user “songdoubles” today, Penphiwan, aka “Noong Ning”, had been on life support since her admission, but her body had responded to medication.
Unfortunately, she developed more infections, according to the post, which also noted that the parents of the suspected shooter had visited and apologised the victim’s mother last Saturday.
Pol Maj-Gen Nakharin Sukhonthavit, commander of the 6th division of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, said they have already been informed of Penphiwan’s death by her family.
He also said that the shootings are still under investigation and the report remains confidential.
The suspect, a 14-year-old boy, is being held at the Galya Rajanagarindra Institute for psychiatric assessment.
Armed with a modified Glock-19 blank-firing replica, the suspect went on the shooting spree in the busy Bangkok shopping mall before surrendering to police.
The incident prompted the police to launch a crackdown on replica guns, including BB and blank-firing weapons. Measures have also been imposed to control the trade and possession of BB and blank-firing guns.