Eighty two year old attacked in street was once successful company owner

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Eighty two year old attacked in street was once successful company owner

 

 

Thai Rath uncovered a background story to the street attack on an 82 year old man in Bangkok that read like scenes from a soap opera.

 

The real life story of refuse collector Jaroon Maneephan was told to the media by his daughter "Jiap" or Wanida Maneephan who said he was once a wealthy owner of a successful business.

 

But now he lived on the street - outside 7/11. He wanted it that way.

 

Jaroon was attacked and left for dead earlier in the week after a collision in Soi Chan Meuang in Huay Kwang between his refuse collecting tricycle and a motorcycle ridden by 21 year old Narathorn Sottiyang, son of a family who sell clothes at Pratunam.

 

Police soon arrested Narathorn who has expressed his regret and said his family will pay for the old man's care.

 

Jiap told Thai Rath that in the economic boom times her father was a shareholder with friends of a successful awnings and extensions firm called "Saksit Alloy". But when the economy crashed he had nothing else to do.

 

But he still worked hard collecting trash and managed to ensure that she finished school. Her mom went on the streets to sell food like fried potato and eggs to provide extra income.

 

Her father has been living on the streets for many years, she said.

 

"He is not abandoned," she said. "He honestly says he prefers to be outside. He sleeps outside 7/11 and has done that for years. There is no telling him otherwise, he is a stubborn character".

 

She added fatalistically that it was all part of life's ups and downs.

 

She said she was furious when she saw the CCTV footage of the attack on her dad but after meeting the assailant, hearing his apology and regret and knowing that everything will be taken care of, she has forgiven him.

 

She also praised the police and said they would carry out their own investigation and procedures.

 

The story has been shared widely on Thai social media.

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-03-16

 

[Dave67]

Cowards

[tracker1]

Good to see he is recieving some immediate medical attention ! carried out at normal Thai pace

[Bob12345]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

She said she was furious when she saw the CCTV footage of the attack on her dad but after meeting the assailant, hearing his apology and regret and knowing that everything will be taken care of, she has forgiven him.

"Everything will be taken care of" losely translates that they agreed on paying a huge amount of money.

 

While it kind of disgusts me that you can (partly) buy off attempted murder in this country, i can imagine people have more trust in cash than in the thai legal system.

 

Guess i would do the same; possibly to use the settlement amount to hire a hitman.

[hathairat2711]

Irreversible

Edited March 16, 2018 by hathairat2711

[smew]

Put the punk in jail or he will never learn and just keep on doing the same to someone else. He was his own cause of the accident playing or texting on his mobile, to jail with him, no othe way to correct his behavior!

[Daffy D]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

Police soon arrested Narathorn who has expressed his regret and said his family will pay for the old man's care.

And there is the problem.

 

21 year old son with no sense of responsibility.

 

 

 

[cardinalblue]

Thais only regret something when they are caught....

 

who him gives a rats ass about the apology after being identified? Thais do b/c of face...

 

no sense of dignity or responsibility...huge cultural problem in the male gender 

[IAMHERE]

3 hours ago, Daffy D said:

Police soon arrested Narathorn who has expressed his regret and said his family will pay for the old man's care.

I'm betting that the 'arrested' part created the regret & money part. That CCTV is what done him, otherwise he'd be drinking and bragging with his buddies.

[gk10002000]

Once was a wealthy owner.  I understand market and financial crashes.  But this is why while you are wealthy, you put things away!  You save for the rainy day.  You live below your means.  Sad to see the old guy rummaging for a few baht.   Kudos for him for having a work ethic though

[wvavin]

Would this idiot feel regret if he was not caught? Only stupid people would show mercy on such useless guy.

[Henrik Andersen]

On 3/16/2018 at 9:38 AM, webfact said:

Police soon arrested Narathorn who has expressed his regret and said his family will pay for the old man's care.

 

Young man you need to take responsibility and pay yourself not your family and yes you are a pure scumbag 

[Voodoochile]

If anybody did that to my father it would be very difficult for me not to kill the person responsible (Slowly if possible) In thailand or anywhere.........piece of shit.

[smew]

The scum is a waste of skin, the family should ask for exuberant sum of 5 million baht or send him to jail. Remember his name as within 2 yrs he’ll do this again and the cycle will repeat itself. Land of smiles..... what a crap ... so little respect!

[observer90210]

It is only normal for the culprit to pay, but he deserves also to serve jail time to think over and avoid recidive.....patience..

perhaps someday thai law will join with justice !

 

On second thoughts, had the culprit been a farang, would he have served jail ?