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Man wanted for golf course shooting

Police and rescue workers are helping the victims at Mae Klong Dam Golf Course in Tha Muang district of Kanchanaburi on Wednesday evening. (Photo: Piyarat Chongcharoen)

Police are hunting for a 54-year-old man accused of shooting his girlfriend and a golf course manager in Kanchanaburi province.

The incident took place at about 4.40pm on Wednesday at Mae Klong Dam Golf Course in Kanchanaburi.

Natthawat Donmon allegedly shot his 35-year-old girlfriend who was also playing golf.  She was shot once in the chest and twice in the right shoulder. She works as a caddie at a golf course in Ratchaburi, and is receiving treatment at a hospital in Ratchaburi.

The suspect then shot the 67-year-old manager of the course. He was shot under the chin and died in hospital on Thursday morning.

Police identified the suspect through the accounts of eyewitnesses. The gunman drove a golf cart to approach the victims.

Police believed that the motive behind the crime is connected to a love affair.

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