US fugitive in Thailand shoots wife and himself after police discover their hideout
- 4 years ago
Three accused drug dealers were recaptured by Thai police on November 6, 2019, two days after they staged a violent escape from a Thai courthouse. Police said that while one suspect, a Thai man, surrendered as officers surrounded them, a 39-year-old US national shot his wife before turning his gun on himself. Bart Allen Helmus, a US national and his Thai wife Sirinapa Wisetrit survived and were taken to hospital. Officers had tracked down the three in a sugar cane field about 200km (124…