[4] Both colleagues and Phil Robertson, director of Asia Human Rights Labour Advocates described the shooting as an assassination.
[5][6] Lim had recently arrived in Bangkok by bus from Siem Reap, Cambodia with his wife and uncle.
On 8 January 2025, the Thai Criminal Court issued a warrant for Ekaluck Paenoi, the suspected killer.
[9][10] On 9 January 2025, the Thai Criminal Court issued an additional warrant for Pich Kimrin, a Cambodian national, alleging his involvement in Lim's killing.
The Metropolitan Police Bureau stated that he had entered Thailand on the same minibus as Lim and had subsequently left the country following the attack.