The body of a 45-year-old Thai tourist killed on Tuesday when a gunman sprayed bullets into a crowd at Strasbourg's famed Christmas market in France is expected to arrive back in Thailand next week.
Theerapol Chatchayawarachat, an uncle of the deceased, Anuphong Suebsaman, said relatives had learned from his wife Naiyana that the DNA examination and identity verification of Anuphong have been completed and the Ministry of Foreign Affairs is working on the documents.
It is now expected that the body of Anuphong would arrive Thailand sometime next week, he said.
The family is preparing a funeral ceremony at Wat Thepnimit in Chachoengsao.
Anuphong, a noodle factory owner from Chachoengsao was one of three people killed in the crowded market. Twelve other people were injured in the attack that took place about 8pm local time in the heart of the medieval city in eastern France as the market was closing for the day.
Officials said Anuphong died on his way to hospital. He and his wife had only just arrived in the city that day. His wife escaped the attack unhurt.
Meanwhile, in France, a relieved Strasbourg prepared to reopen its Christmas market yesterday after police shot dead the gunman in the attack claimed by the Islamic State group.
Cherif Chekatt was killed late on Thursday night after a two-day manhunt when a police patrol spotted him on a street in the district where he was last seen after Tuesday night's attack on Christmas shoppers.
Chekatt, a 29-year-old career criminal who lived in a rundown apartment block a short drive from the city centre, had been flagged by French security forces in 2015 as a possible Islamic extremist.
