VIDEO: Bangkok woman attacked from behind in broad daylight outside National Police HQ

[connda]

I'm surprised she wasn't fined 500 THB for fighting. 

[shy coconut]

37 minutes ago, TKDfella said:

Well, I'm not going to get into the argument about the mental condition of the attacker but one thing is for sure; being '...just yards from the National Police HQ...' he wasn't afraid of the cops and I guess that says it all.

A year ago a nutter drove his car into people on Westminster bridge, yards from new Scotland yard.

He wasn't afraid of the cops either.

I guess but jobs generally don't worry about the police anywhere. I would imagine that the majority

of people working in a police HQ are admin staff and unlikely to react to any kind of incident.

[StayinThailand2much]

5 hours ago, chrisinth said:

Doesn't look like a random attack to me and he doesn't look too deranged after the attack either.

 

Wouldn't surprise me if there was a relationship between these two.

 

And just for clarity, regardless of what caused it, there should be no room in any society for attacks like this. And obviously I don't know the circumstances of the incident and the above is pure speculation from me.

He could be a lunatic. But at the same time, it's possible that he, perhaps, was just sitting on the ground, and she called him a 'bum', or something. It's normal in Thailand that certain people mumble slurs behind other people's backs because they deem them to be not rich/'white-skinned'/slim/young/hi-so... enough. Have seen it more than once how this can escalate into an ugly fight...

[thesetat2013]

15 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

just yards from the National Police HQ in Pathumwan district of Bangkok.

 

Being so close to their doors is a sure way to escape with infractions.   Most police ignore what happens outside their own door.. when I was a child in school.. the safest place to smoke weed was 10 feet from the front door to the police station. 

[gk10002000]

6 hours ago, dotpoom said:

You could see his face clearly? God bless your eyesight.

Yep, asian, black hair.  Should be easy to locate

[Acemaker]

13 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

He could be a lunatic. But at the same time, it's possible that he, perhaps, was just sitting on the ground, and she called him a 'bum', or something. It's normal in Thailand that certain people mumble slurs behind other people's backs because they deem them to be not rich/'white-skinned'/slim/young/hi-so... enough. Have seen it more than once how this can escalate into an ugly fight...

Maybe she said, Hello Ansum Man, i go witch you.  

[Minnehaha]

He hasnt turned himself in yet. 

Everybody just calm down pls

[Media1]

So the superstars didn't swing into action . They decided to give advice. You can't buy this stuff. A man hunt would have rounded up this scum in under 30 min

[FinChin67]

Will they start to issue riot gear after immigration for tourists? Easier to implement tracking device too.

Edited March 23, 2018 by FinChin67

[ScotBkk]

6 hours ago, quandow said:

Even if they catch him, do they really think a ฿500 fine will deter him next time?

I heard they've put up the fine to 1,000 Baht though. This, for more serious crimes like murder in places like Pattaya .................

[StayinThailand2much]

5 minutes ago, ScotBkk said:

I heard they've put up the fine to 1,000 Baht though. This, for more serious crimes like murder in places like Pattaya .................

There are no murders in Pattaya. Only suicides and unfortunate accidents... 

[Just Weird]

17 hours ago, Henrik Andersen said:

It is so clear picture of the man why police not get him quickly or are they to busy with do nothing 

Do you know where he is?   All the police may have to go on is what you have to go on.

[Just Weird]

2 hours ago, Bundooman said:

Also, how did the girl's mother get the video to load to Facebook? Or did I read wrongly?

Maybe she asked for it?  Maybe the girl filmed the CCTV herself while looking at it with the police?  Maybe the police offered it to her?  Maybe the owner of the CCTV offered it to her?  So many possibilities. 

Edited March 23, 2018 by Just Weird

[webfact]

Man nabbed over assault of woman metres from Bangkok police HQ

By The Nation

 

 

Police on Friday caught a man alleged to have attacked a woman from behind just metres from the National Police headquarters in Bangkok’s Pathumwan district.
 

Police identified him as a 39-year-old man from Phitsanulok after arresting him at Hua Lamphong train station.

 

The man was seen in CCTV footage using a stick to attack the young woman on Wednesday. 

 

The footage – uploaded by the woman’s mother to Facebook – showed the woman running for her life to the police HQ where an officer helped her. She suffered minor injuries to her arm and neck and has been discharged from hospital.

 

Police said that the man appeared to be mentally ill in their initial questioning of him and denied being involved in the attack. Police will further interrogate him and send him to hospital for tests.

 

Pathumwan District Court today issued an arrest warrant against him following publication of his photo captured from the footage. The warrant is for charges of physical assault causing both physical and emotional wounds to the victim.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30341584

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2018-03-23

[mercman24]

i bet the next thing you will hear is the cops asking him to come in for a chat, that is if he isnt too busy, attacking other people

[NoshowJones]

19 hours ago, NCC1701A said:

just yards from the National Police HQ in Pathumwan district of Bangkok.

 

The police were on inactive duty.

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Daylight attack on student outside police HQ: Man arrested

 

Image: Daily News

 

Police in Pathumwan, Bangkok, have announced the arrest of a Phitsanuloke man who hit a Kaset university student with a piece of metal on the footpath outside the National Police HQ.

 

The cops originally surmised that the assailant was insane but it turns out he just thought that pretending to be mad would get him a lighter sentence in the event of capture.

 

Katcharin Khlaijem, 39, said he had no money and just wanted to rob the woman.

 

CCTV caught the moment when he came up behind 21 year old Jaruporn Nantakit, a third year uni student. She ran off after suffered injuries to her neck and arm.

 

Katcharin said he had lost his job as a university security guard in Phuthamonthon Sai 4 two days ago. He was on his way to see his child but had no cash so decided to commit a robbery.

 

He only pretended to be mad, he said. 

 

Police found that he has no record of any education. He has been charged with assault and attempted robbery and detained. 

 

Source: Daily News

 

 

 

 

 

[monspencer]

11 hours ago, nausea said:

I saw it on Channel 3 news this morning so I guess he'll be picked up fairly quickly. You do wonder if the police would've bothered doing anything if it hadn't made social media. Probably not, I suspect.

 

I see now that an arrest has been made, and looking at that video seems the cop is just itching to give him a good thrashing with that stick

Edited March 23, 2018 by monspencer

[The manic]

9 hours ago, ianf said:

Why? Were there some red shirts around?

No.  It's where the nurse was murdered . Not by red shirts. 

[TKDfella]

5 hours ago, shy coconut said:

A year ago a nutter drove his car into people on Westminster bridge, yards from new Scotland yard.

He wasn't afraid of the cops either.

I guess but jobs generally don't worry about the police anywhere. I would imagine that the majority

of people working in a police HQ are admin staff and unlikely to react to any kind of incident.

Good point. But I was rather referring to the current 'popularity' of the RTP, Ha!

[Gloria Sree]

The mother took the vdo?..............the policeman didnt catch him?.........the girl was not in panic.......the man wasnt running after all....oh oh oh ........ thats for vedeo sake....

 

[Jingjock]

On ‎3‎/‎22‎/‎2018 at 9:07 PM, Henrik Andersen said:

It is so clear picture of the man why police not get him quickly or are they to busy with do nothing 

They were having their tea break, or counting their money

[The Deerhunter]

On 22/03/2018 at 9:07 PM, Henrik Andersen said:

It is so clear picture of the man why police not get him quickly or are they to busy with do nothing 

The 500 policemen in the " transferred to inactive posts" room there at national headquarters were all too busy being inactive.  Now we know that having them just pound a beat around the N HQ would be a useful exercise for their fat @$$€$. Instead of just bring......inactive!!!!

Edited March 24, 2018 by The Deerhunter

[rooster59]

Man who tries to rob a student in front of Royal Thai Police is not mentally disabled

 

 

A man who was earlier thought to be mentally disabled when he was seen wielding an iron pipe and chasing at a student in front of the Royal Thai Police head office on Wednesday (March 21) has allegedly confessed that he is not insane but wanted to rob the female student.

 

The man, identified by police as Katcharin Klaijam, 39, was arrested by Pathumwan traffic police at Hua Lamphong railway station.  

 

Police said that Mr Katcharin gave confusing statements to the police during the earlier stage of the interrogation. But, later on after being grilled by the police, he admitted that he was fine and he pretended to act like a mentally deranged person when he tried to rob a student, identified as 21-year old Ms Jaruporn Nantakit, hoping that if he was caught and put on trial, he could be given lenient sentence because of his mental problem.

 

Full story: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/man-tries-rob-student-front-royal-thai-police-not-mentally-disabled/

 

 

-- © Copyright Thai PBS 2018-03-24

[YetAnother]

5 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

hoping that if he was caught and put on trial, he could be given lenient sentence because of his mental problem.

well, in a negative way, exhibits Some thought; surely there is some mechanism in the thai justice system to test such attempted claims...

[mercman24]

we await with baited breath to see what his sentencing will be, why do i bother to write such rubbish,lol !! premeditated ? attacked with an iron pipe, ? (UK) assault with a deadly weapon, with intent to cause grevious bodily harm (GBH) in (Thailand) run along, silly boy, dont do it again

[Sealbash]

They were having their tea break, or counting their money

Instead of all sitting and staring out the windows?


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[brewsterbudgen]

Fortunately this type of mugging is still quite rare, although it's becoming more common.  Bangkok could soon be as bad as some western cities; let's hope not.

[maximillian]

 

Looking at that guy, I somehow feel sorry for him.

[Baerboxer]

21 hours ago, car720 said:

Oh, I  don't know.  I think I did an excellent job of describing Thai mental illness.

 

Yes, those afflicted often suffer from self delusions and believe they are excellent.