Six youths armed with knives and guns arrested for assault of three rivals after nightclub quarrel

By Sutthipong Settharangsi 
The Nation

 

 

Six youths, comprising four girls aged 16 and 17 and two men, have been arrested for the alleged assault of three rival youths, whom they had chased from in front of a nightclub in Chaiyaphum’s Mueang district to their apartment in the early hours of Friday, deputy provincial police chief Pol Colonel Thanawat Pakkhathanitsak said on Monday.

 

The group, armed with knives and guns, attacked the fleeing victims at their PB Apartment block in Tambon Nai Muang at 3am, in an incident that was captured in a video clip that has gone viral since Saturday, causing a stir among Thai social-media users over the daredevil nature of such a crime committed by youths.

 

The four girls, whose names were withheld due to their being under 18, were arrested along with two men – Phitsanu Wongsila and Sukhum Khamchaiyaphum, both 20. 

Phitsanu allegedly also opened fire during the chase of the three victims. 

 

The six suspects confessed to the assault against the youths, with whom they had had an earlier conflict at the nightclub that night, and claimed they had carried out the attack due to the influence of alcohol, Thanawat said. 

 

The nightclub, where the two parties ran into each other and argued, was now being considered for a possible shutdown by related agencies, the deputy provincial police chief added, as the owner of the venue had previously been arrested for allowing patrons under 18 to enter the premises, and for selling alcohol to minors.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30353644

 

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13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The six suspects confessed to the assault against the youths, with whom they had had an earlier conflict at the nightclub that night, and claimed they had carried out the attack due to the influence of alcohol, Thanawat said. 

Best increase the tax on wine again to avoid these situations then...

Push-ups, wais, sing the national anthem-all set!

Ages 16 & 17 possessing knifes & guns ????

Doesn't this just make you feel safe going out at night!

22 minutes ago, Redline said:

Push-ups, wais, sing the national anthem-all set!

I bet that the young girls will be giving more then wais at the police station.

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

after nightclub quarrel

 

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The group, armed with knives and guns, attacked the fleeing victims

 

That's not a quarrel !! I used to have quarrels with my sister over who's turn it was to stick their head out the sun roof in the Escort MkII...

 

That's gang warfare...

Interesting take on the mug shot for at least one of them or is it just banks no helmets allowed?

And Thai media say that America has a gun problem !!!!!!!!!!  

37 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Ages 16 & 17 possessing knifes & guns ????

Doesn't this just make you feel safe going out at night!

I'd be interested to know what country you come from. Plenty of other countries around the world it's not hugely uncommon for stories similar to this. I don't think it's necessarily a Thai problem. I feel safer out in Thailand after dark than I ever have in Auckland, New Zealand after dark.

7 minutes ago, SammyT said:

I'd be interested to know what country you come from. Plenty of other countries around the world it's not hugely uncommon for stories similar to this. I don't think it's necessarily a Thai problem. I feel safer out in Thailand after dark than I ever have in Auckland, New Zealand after dark.

You might feel safer but sure as hell you are not with these teenage nutters on the loose like rabid animals.

2 hours ago, Esso49 said:

You might feel safer but sure as hell you are not with these teenage nutters on the loose like rabid animals.

As opposed to:

 

- NZ which has a ridiculously high drunken violence rate

- Australia which had to bring in a law to address one punch knock outs

- Britain which has escalating knife crime

- America. Well, I think we all know about gun crime in America...

 

Yeah, I still feel much safer here. No one ever punched me in the face for minding my own business walking down the street. Has happened more than once in NZ

On 9/4/2018 at 10:58 AM, AsiaHand said:

I bet that the young girls will be giving more then wais at the police station.

You think the police might have their wai with them?

On 9/4/2018 at 10:53 AM, hotchilli said:

Ages 16 & 17 possessing knifes & guns ????

Doesn't this just make you feel safe going out at night!

The standard of "parenting" in this country is truly abysmal - kids do what they want, noisy motorbikes, drugs, you name it, just where and what are the parents doing ?

No wonder so many grow up - if they ever do with the me, me, me attitude.......................... 

Fake gun. 

Moon and Star club.

Will not be shut down.