Man holds box cutter to own throat at Phuket bank, taken safely into custody

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The man entered the bank while holding a box cutter to his throat. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET:-- Police this afternoon (Apr 26) safely took into custody a man who had entered a bank near the Heroines Monument while holding a box cutter to his own neck, threatening to harm himself.

 

Police were called to the Tha Reua branch of the Siam Commercial Bank at about 3pm.

 

Police were told that a man had entered the bank. The man was rambling in speech and holding a box cutter to his own throat, as if intentioning to slash himself.

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Why does it remind me of this:

 

Hand over the cash or i'll kill.......myself.

He thought it was the blood bank and was trying to make a deposit. Simple misunderstanding. 

47 minutes ago, hansgruber said:

He thought it was the blood bank and was trying to make a deposit. Simple misunderstanding. 

Good thing he didn't think it was the sperm bank i guess...

I imagine all the petrified doomsayer falangs thinking this manoeuvre might be the only way to get there 800 or 400k back ????????

16 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Police were told that a man had entered the bank. The man was rambling in speech and holding a box cutter to his own throat, as if intentioning to slash himself.

Should have extended opening hours & let him carry on!