Canadian Woman Wounded in Thailand

A Canadian woman wounded in Thailand says her life was saved by her Canadian friend who was shot to death in front of her.

A Thai police officer has been charged with premeditated murder in the shooting death of John Leo Del Pinto and the wounding of Carly Reisig.

Ms. Reisig spoke Monday in an exclusive interview to The internation press from her hospital bed in northern Thailand. She says she was struck by a bullet that came within 2.5 centimetres of her heart.

She said she was near death Sunday night. Ms. Reisig, 24, of Chilliwack, B.C., denied an earlier report that she was pregnant.She also denied a report that she and Mr. Del Pinto had been in a fight near the restaurant in Pai, Thailand, where the shooting took place.

She says she was talking to Mr. Del Pinto when a man punched her in the forehead. She said Mr. Del Pinto defended her and the man pulled a gun.

She said Mr. Del Pinto, 24, was shot in the face and the stomach and that then she was shot.