Gun-obsessed cadet used army general dad’s gun to kill influencer ex-girlfriend

The son of a high-ranking retired army official used his father’s gun to murder his former girlfriend before killing himself, police said today.

A day after Supitcha “Gigi” Preedacharoen, 20, was found dead at a condo in Bangkok’s Asok area along with the body of Phumiphat “Nat” Chaiwanichaya, National Police Chief General Damrongsak Kittipraphat said today that the 19-year-old air force cadet used his father’s handgun.

Scant details were originally reported about Nat’s family ties. After their deaths were announced yesterday, online amateur sleuths dug up disturbing details indicating that they had been involved in a relationship in which Gigi said Nat was physically abusive. 

Nat was the son of former Army Chief of Staff Gen. Somchai Chaiwanichaya. Photos circulating online from Nat’s social media accounts show him cosplaying in military gear,…