More than 30 people have been killed in a horror mass shooting at a children’s daycare centre in Thailand.
Among the dead are at least 24 children and multiple teachers after the brutal massacre carried out by a former policeman who then took his own life.
The gunman, named as Panya Khamrap, fled the scene and then killed his wife and child in the rampage before turning the gun on himself.
Dozens of blood-soaked bodies were scattered across the floor and in the grounds outside the nursery after the gun and knife attack.
In total, 35 people have been killed. 24 bodies, including 19 boys, three girls and two adults were found at the nursery.
A further adult and young boy were killed outside the centre, grassrootreporters reports.
At the shooter’s house, one boy and four adults were found dad, and another adult at a nearby building was also killed. Three further adults were taken to hospital where they were pronounced dead.
Khamrap was allegedly fired from the force after failing a drugs test, and was due in court tomorrow.
He escaped in a white four-door Vigo pickup truck and the bumper fell off as he fled, before he turned the gun on himself.
The prime minister had alerted all agencies to take action and apprehend the culprit, a government spokesperson said, before they found his dead body.
Police Major General Achayon Kraithong said the shooting happened in the town of Nongbua Lamphu early in the afternoon.
The rate of gun ownership in Thailand is high compared with some other countries in the region.
