A tragic incident unfolded today in the Kui Buri district of Prachuap Khiri Khan province when a 30 year old Burmese man was shot dead by local police. The man, reportedly suffering from a mental breakdown, had threatened villagers with a knife, leading to a police intervention that resulted in his death.

 

Upon receiving the report of Ao Ko’s erratic behaviour, officers from the Kui Buri Police Station, led by Deputy Inspector Vattanachai Kirinil, rushed to the scene. They found Ao Ko outside a row of nine rental rooms, brandishing a knife in each hand.

 

Despite the officers’ efforts to pacify him using a stun gun and a baton, Ao Ko continued his aggressive behaviour, forcing the police to retreat.

In the ensuing chaos, Police Lance Corporal Theeraphat Jansuk, who was part of the investigation team, tripped and fell. Ao Ko took this opportunity to attack Theeraphat, slashing his left arm with the knife. In self-defence, Theeraphat fired two shots from his 9mm pistol, fatally wounding Ao Ko.

 

by Nattapong Westwood

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod.

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-10-19

 

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Never take a knife to a gun fight.......no brainer.

Sounds like the Thai cops have been taking lessons from the Australian cops, anyone with a knife in Oz gets shot dead. Even a 90+ old lady in an old folks home hobbling along with a zimmer frame and holding a bread & butter knife got zapped with a taser and died.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Ao Ko took this opportunity to attack Theeraphat, slashing his left arm with the knife. In self-defence, Theeraphat fired two shots from his 9mm pistol, fatally wounding Ao Ko.

Sorted.

Good solution

Population plus crime control

4 hours ago, Will B Good said:

Never take a knife to a gun fight.......no brainer.

...Or just launch a shoot to kill policy on all the mentally ill ? 

Wonder how many times the phrase "in the ensuing chaos" has been used in a police operation here 🤔