Bomb attack on heiress home ?politically motivated?
Chitpas Bhirombhakdi, the "Singha heiress", has won her much attention for her political activities, not all of it positive. In the latest incident, four petrol bombs were hurled into her family?s compound.
Chitpas Bhirombhakdi, the "Singha heiress", has won her much attention for her political activities, not all of it positive. In the latest incident, four petrol bombs were hurled into her family?s compound.
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Former Deputy Democrat Party spokeswoman Chitpas Bhirombhakdi speaks from a truck as she leads anti-government protesters to the Defence Ministry. APICHART JINAKUL
Bomb attack on heiress home “politically motivated”
"Singha heiress" Chitpas Bhirombhakdi is openly aiming for a career in politics with the Democrat party, having just finished a stint as deputy party spokeswoman.
The 27-year-old has been very active in the street protest movement, giving speeches from the stage, leading marches, caring for wounded protesters and even, for a brief moment, driving a bulldozer brought in to knock down police barricades.
Her political activities have won her much attention, not all of it positive. For starters, she has made Singha family patriarch and managing director of Boon Rawd Brewery Santi Bhirombhakdi distinctly uncomfortable.
He even went so far as to write a letter to Chitpas’s father, warning that her activism could negatively affect both the company and the family.
That concern has so far been largely ignored, but early yesterday, an incident at her home required a police response.
The front section of a van belonging to the Bhirombhakdi family bears a burn mark following an attack on the family home in SoiRamkhamhaeng 12 early yesterday. KOSOL NAKACHOL
Four petrol bombs were hurled into Chitpas’s family home on Soi Ramkhamhaeng 12 in Bang Kapi district. No one was injured but one of the bombs landed on the bonnet of a van which usually transports her to the anti-government rallies.
It took a security guard at the house about 15 minutes to put out the fire, which significantly damaged the van.
Eyewitnesses told police four suspects on two motorcycles stopped in front of the house around 3am yesterday before hurling the petrol bombs into the compound.
Hua Mark police station's investigations chief Hasadin Nopawong na Ayutthaya had no doubt the bombs were politically-motivated.
The attackers were captured on security camera, making it easier for police to track them, said Pol Gen Jarumporn Suramanee, adviser to the Royal Thai Police Office, who attended the crime scene.
Deputy city police chief Thitirach Nonghanpithak said the attack appeared to be intended as a threat rather than an attempt to hurt or kill.
Adapted from stories in the Bangkok Post
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