Suspected burglar killed in fight with home owner

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Suspected burglar killed in fight with home owner

By The Nation

 

A Saraburi man killed a suspected burglar in a fight after he found him sleeping in his bed on Friday night.

 

Muang Nonthaburi police were alerted to the incident at a three-storey townhouse on Soi Ngam Wong Wan 18 in Tambon Bang Khen of Nonthaburi's Muang district.

 

Songwut Punnaratkul, 23, a masters-degree student at Bangkok University, told police that he unintentionally killed the intruder during a struggle.

 

Songwut's father Saharat Punnaratkul, 56, who lives in Saraburi, bought the townhouse for Songwut and his daughter to live on weekends when they come to Bangkok to study for their master degree.

 

Songwut told police that this week he travelled alone to the house and when he entered the house he found it has been ransacked.

 

When he checked his bedroom on the second floor he found it was locked from the inside. When he unlocked it with his key he found the suspect on his bed with a knife beside him.

 

Songwut said he grabbed the knife and the suspect woke up. They fought and struggled into the stairway and the suspect fell down the stairs.

 

Songwut said he feared the thief would grab a knife from the kitchen so he rushed downstairs and got the suspect in a headlock until he stopped moving.

 

He initially thought the suspected was only unconscious but it turned out he was dead.

 

Songwut said he called his father when he first realised the house had been broken into and he left his phone line open so his father could hear what was happening as he drover from Saraburi.

 

His father called police when he arrived.

 

The suspect has yet to be identified.

 

Police said further investigation will be made to determine if charges will be made.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/breakingnews/30359656

 

 

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[evadgib]

One for the 'dubious goals' pannel ????

(RIP to the deceased. I look forward to hearing what really happened in due course)

[marko kok prong]

Yeah,ransack a house then fall asleep on the bed a real hot shot burglar,then get strangled by a student,i am thinking he picked the wrong line of work.

[NoshowJones]

Any male adult who breaks into someone house with the intention of committing any violence, stealing, or doing damage deserves to be killed.

[Bangkok Barry]

3 hours ago, marko kok prong said:

Yeah,ransack a house then fall asleep on the bed a real hot shot burglar,then get strangled by a student,i am thinking he picked the wrong line of work.

We all know that Thais have the ability to fall asleep anywhere at any time - often when driving. So this report comes as no surprise at all.

[ratcatcher]

8 hours ago, evadgib said:

One for the 'dubious goals' pannel ????

(RIP to the deceased. I look forward to hearing what really happened in due course)

"RIP to the deceased."   I'd say he was resting in peace when the owner of the home entered his bedroom and found him sleeping with his knife. No sympathy for the devil.  

[sirineou]

3 hours ago, possum1931 said:

Any male adult who breaks into someone house with the intention of committing any violence, stealing, or doing damage deserves to be killed.

especially if after burglarizing the place, locks the door and takes a nap, It pus new meaning to the term "Quick getaway" 

Me thinks there is a lot more to this story. What do you think?

[evadgib]

50 minutes ago, ratcatcher said:

"RIP to the deceased."   I'd say he was resting in peace when the owner of the home entered his bedroom and found him sleeping with his knife. No sympathy for the devil.  

Necessary insurance against the post being purged ????

[metisdead]

Inflammatory posts and the replies have been removed. 

[Ctkong]

8 hours ago, marko kok prong said:

Yeah,ransack a house then fall asleep on the bed a real hot shot burglar,then get strangled by a student,i am thinking he picked the wrong line of work.

Yes, burglaring is too hard work for a thai. Home owners should pack all their valuables in a box and label as follows

” if my house should have the misfortune of being burglarized by you, please just take this box and GO ! All the valuables are in this box. DO NOT DAMAGE ANY OF MY PROPERTY ON YOUR WAY OUT ! “ 

this would make the burglar’s job much easier... 

[seahorse]

5 hours ago, possum1931 said:

Any male adult who breaks into someone house with the intention of committing any violence, stealing, or doing damage deserves to be killed.

What if a female adult does it?

Do they get the usual pussy pass? 

[NoshowJones]

8 hours ago, seahorse said:

What if a female adult does it?

Do they get the usual pussy pass? 

Unless she has a gun or some sort of big weapon, a guy should be able to handle her.

If I found a strange female in my house obviously up to no good and I felt my life was at stake, then I would do whatever it took.

But a man? Once he was down, I would make sure he did not get back up.

[seahorse]

7 hours ago, possum1931 said:

Unless she has a gun or some sort of big weapon, a guy should be able to handle her.

If I found a strange female in my house obviously up to no good and I felt my life was at stake, then I would do whatever it took.

But a man? Once he was down, I would make sure he did not get back up.

That's wonderful. I'm so glad to know that YOUR house is safe. Are you available for hire?