Thailand shooting: Maniac ex-cop shoots & stabs 24 sleeping kids as 35 are massacred in rampage

A sacked cop shot and stabbed 24 kids after breaking into a nursery as they slept amid a horrifying massacre that has left 35 dead. The maniac then shot his wife and son dead before turning the gun on himself following the shocking rampage at the daycare centre in Na Klang, Thailand. Cops named the suspect as ex-police lieutenant colonel Panya Khamrab, who had been sacked from a nearby police station. The gunman - armed with a shotgun, a pistol and a knife - forced his way into the nursery at about 12.30pm local time (5.30am GMT) and murdered kids one by one before fleeing the scene. According to police, he became "agitated" when he could not find his son at the centre. A teacher at the preschool told how the killer knifed tots with a blade and stabbed a member of staff who was six months pregnant to death. It is understood 24 children aged two to three years old, two teachers and one police officer are among those killed in the deadliest mass shooting in the country's history. The teacher, who climbed over a wall to escape the gunman, said: "I knew it was a gun because I heard multiple gunshots, and then I saw him put in the bullets and point the gun at me. "I called the teacher, and the teacher was hugging the child. He kicked the mirror and I climbed the walls and asked for help. "He was inside the child centre for a long time. He used a knife and cut all the kids' heads. He was carrying a small gun. Continue reading... https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/20021805/thailand-gunman-daycare-shooting-cop/ The Sun newspaper brings you the latest breaking news videos and explainers from the UK and around the world Become a Sun Subscriber and hit the bell to be the first to know Read The Sun: http://www.thesun.co.uk Like The Sun on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/thesun/ Follow The Sun on Twitter: https://twitter.com/TheSun Subscribe to The Sun on Snapchat: https://www.snapchat.com/discover/The_Sun/1633225139 #worldnews #thailand #thainews