Picture courtesy of Sanook.

 

A mentally ill young man with an ankle monitor fatally stabbed a security officer, leaving the officer’s mother devastated. The incident occurred near the Bang Talat Canal in Tha Sai Subdistrict, Mueang District, Nonthaburi Province. The police, accompanied by a forensic doctor and a foundation officer, quickly arrived to investigate.

 

At the crime scene in the Bang Talat community, the deceased was identified as 46 year old Tiamsak, who was found dead in a supine position with three stab wounds on his neck, chest, and shoulder. A sharp, 50-centimetre-long knife was found nearby, as well as a motorbike with registration number 1กข 7942 parked on the bridge.

 

The suspect, 31 year old Manat, wearing an ankle monitor, was apprehended at the scene by the police and taken to Rattanathibet Police Station. It was discovered that Manat has a history of mental illness and has been treated at Sri Thanya Hospital.

 

The 35 year old Supachai said that he was informed of a fatal stabbing and came to inspect the crime scene, finding that the victim had already succumbed to his injuries. The suspect responsible for the crime was a mentally ill individual who had inflicted the fatal wounds.

 

Full Story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/mentally-ill-man-with-ankle-em-tag-stabs-security-guard-to-death-in-nonthaburi

 

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58 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

A sharp, 50-centimetre-long knife

"Knife?"  A Ginsu for a giant?

RIP. 
 

14 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

It was discovered that Manat has a history of mental illness and has been treated at Sri Thanya Hospital.

Not treated enough it seems.

The ankle monitor was as useful as Safety First signs, then.