A man wielding knives went on a rampage near a busy shopping centre in Nonthaburi, Thailand, allegedly due to stress from being unemployed. Officers from the Bang Bua Thong Police Station were alerted to the frenzied incident at around 8pm yesterday, which saw the man brandishing sharp weapons and attacking cars amongst nearby pedestrians.

 

At the scene, officials discovered a 51 year old man, Chaiwat, shirtless and wearing black trousers, behaving erratically while allegedly drunk.

 

The man was holding knives in his hands and appeared to be out of control in the shopping centre’s car park. Police attempted to negotiate with Chaiwat for over an hour but to no avail, eventually arresting him later on.

 

Authorities seized two sharp knives from Chaiwat and presented two charges against him: carrying a deadly weapon in a public place without reasonable cause and causing a commotion in a public area while drunk or under the influence of other substances.

 

Story: by Samantha Rose

PHOTO via Sanook

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/national/knife-wielding-man-terrorises-shoppers-vandalises-cars-outside-mall-after-losing-job-2

 

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If only he had had a gun......he could have made a proper job of it.

3 hours ago, Will B Good said:

If only he had had a gun......he could have made a proper job of it.

Or of him.

Sounds like a cry for help the only way he knows.