“Customers were saying someone was shooting. I just stood there, not knowing what to do. I was shaken and scared,” the 48-year-old said.
“I left the window and just stayed inside my house. I locked the door and did not emerge. The road was empty. There were no children, no one , only large authorities vehicles passing.
Thongmuan also rushed her 21-year-old daughter inside the house, along with her son-in-law.
“I feel speechless. I’m so sorry for the children. They didn’t know anything. How could he do this? “, did she say.
“I am always surprised. It wouldn’t go away. Whenever there is loud noise made by cars outside, I feel like I’m having a heart attack. I would be surprised. This had never happened to me until yesterday.
The food vendor did not expect such violence in her neighborhood, nor did Jeeran.
When he heard the news on Thursday, he told his wife to take their granddaughter to their son’s house 3km away, as he was not sure the attacker would return to the scene and hurt others .
“We often go to the nursery. On weekends, we would also take him to this area to play because we live right next to it and our courts are here,”
After the tragedy, however, Jeeran considers taking his granddaughter to another nursery as he believes the one she usually goes to is no longer safe.
“Nobody thought anyone would go out there and do that,” he said.
“The attacker had also brought his child to the crèche. So the teachers thought he was just coming to get some milk.