Two Dead At Thailand Zoo In Murder Linked To Albino Deer Disappearance

The head of Thailand’s Zoological Park Organization (ZPOT) was shot and killed Saturday as he chaired a meeting looking into the mysterious disappearance of an albino barking deer.

The person suspected of the killing was himself said to be a senior ranked veterinarian at the famous Songkhla Zoo, in southern Thailand.

The vet was himself later later found dead in his residence, also at the zoo, having died from a self inflicted gunshot.

In what has been an ongoing issue in the Thai media over the past few months, Mr. Suriya Saengpong, ZPOT director-general was visiting the zoo from the Thai capital Bangkok after earlier claims by Varawut Silpa-archa, Thailand’s natural resources and environment minister, that he did not believe claims by the zoo that the albino deer had been eaten by a snake at the zoo in February this year.

Mr. Varawut had ordered an investigation.

“During the meeting, one veterinarian based at Songkhla Zoo suddenly pulled out a gun and fired shots at Mr. Suriya in the face and body. He died instantly. The vet fled” the minister’s secretary added.