Thai pupil describes harrowing moment teacher was shot in front of her
A 14-year-old gunman killed five teachers and injured several others at a school in Thailand before taking his own life. This incident marks the second school shooting in the country this year, sparking renewed national concern over school safety.
Why it matters
The tragedy highlights a growing crisis of gun violence in Thai schools, prompting urgent public debate regarding security and mental health support.
Image source, Reuters Image caption, One student recounts having to climb over a fence to escape
On Friday morning, as the final classes of the week were under way, panicked students began streaming out of a prestigious school just outside Bangkok.
Inside, police say, a 14-year-old boy had opened fire at the Debsirin School in Nonthaburi, on the outskirts of the Thai capital.
"I was standing in front of the teacher when she was shot," a shaken seventh grader tells the BBC, near the school gates. "She was talking to me when (the gunman) showed up."
Still in her uniform, with her mother by her side, she explains how the shooter stalked from room to room.
Police say he killed five teachers and injured more than a dozen people - including pupils - before turning the weapon on himself. Earlier, he had gunned down his grandparents.
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