Flashermac Posted July 27, 2014 Report Share Posted July 27, 2014 High society figure Kritaya Lamsam, an executive at Muang Thai Insurance, was shot dead by her Swiss husband at their Bangkok home on Friday evening, police said yesterday. Police Region Five commander Maj-General Suebsak Pansuri said it appeared Reto Castellazzi, 55, killed the 48-year-old before turning the gun on himself. Kritaya's body was found in a bedroom and her husband's body was found in a bathroom on the second floor of the Lamsam family's six-floor luxury condominium on Narathiwat Ratchanakarin Road, Sathorn. The couple had lived there with members of the Lamsam family. Suebsak said Kritaya was shot in the head. He said an 11mm pistol was found in the bathroom, and a 9mm gun, a Magnum gun and seven cartridges were also found in the house. Police interviewed Kritaya's relatives and a maid who lived with the couple and believed Castellazzi killed his wife while she was packing a bag to leave after they argued. He had been treated for neurosis and was taking medication, Suebsak said. Suebsak said the maid had revealed that before the incident the couple had gone cycling together and returned to have dinner at 6pm. He said the maid was ironing clothes in another room when she heard several gunshots at around 8pm, prompting her to alert Kritaya's relatives to call police. A source said Kritaya's relatives said the guns found in the condominium belonged to Kritaya, who was a keen shooter. Her family had warned her against keeping the guns at home for fear of something like this happening due to Castellazzi being mentally unstable. http://www.nationmul...i-30239551.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YimSiam Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Well, I guess that settles it then. Sick man goes biking with wife, murders wife, murders self; that the house is well-stocked with guns is natural, as she was a keen shooter. And yet, and yet - this has all the invisible hallmarks of being something more elaborate, doesn't it? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 It does look strange. But as I recall, the early reports said a security guard drove near the house and a bullet struck his car. He said he saw the husband on the balcony firing a pistol. I haven't seen that claim repeated. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The_Munchmaster Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 I think it was Colonel Mustard in the Conservatory with the Candlestick. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted July 29, 2014 Author Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 Thank you, Inspector Clouseau. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YimSiam Posted July 29, 2014 Report Share Posted July 29, 2014 neurosis noun (Concise Encyclopedia) Mental and emotional disorder that affects only part of thepersonality, is accompanied by a less distorted perception of reality than in a psychosis, and is characterized by various physiological and mental disturbances (such as visceral symptoms and impaired concentration). The neuroses includeanxiety attacks, certain forms of depression,hypochondriasis, hysterical reactions, obsessive-compulsive disorders, phobias, various sexual dysfunctions, and some tics. They have traditionally been thought to be based on emotional conflict in which a blocked impulse seeks expression in a disguised response or symptom. Behavioral psychologists regard them as learned, inappropriate responses to stress, which can be unlearned. I guess "murder-suicide" could fall under the "and some tics" catch-all category? Anyway, RIP to all involved... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
radioman Posted July 30, 2014 Report Share Posted July 30, 2014 Hmm, well a murder suicide certainly does not seem like a learned response that can be unlearned. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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