Rattana Sriwicha, 39, said the couple had approached her in front of a convenience store at a petrol station. The man then drove the car into nearby Maha Sarakham province. Maha Sarakham police chief Pol Maj-General Apisak Dechacumpoo and deputy police chief Pol Lt-Colonel Ittipol Suwanwattana then led a team in surrounding the forest zone and negotiating with the carjackers. The police chief also stressed to him that his baby was very ill and should have not remained in the forest. After Pek gave up his gun and surrendered, an ambulance immediately took his wife and baby to Maha Sarakham Hospital.

Source: The Nation Bangkok May 22, 2018 12:44 UTC