Thai taxi driver seeks justice after brutal axe attack and car theft

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A local taxi driver sought justice after a Thai man posing as a passenger attacked him with an axe before stealing his car. The taxi driver said he was seriously injured but the police gave the attacker a lenient sentence.

 

The taxi driver, 51 year old Chinnaphat Chokchana, urged non-profit organisation Saimai Survive to help him seek justice. Chinnaphat recounted the brutal attack, by the 24 year old Thai man named Sarawut on Wednesday, January 24, to the organisation and news agencies at a press conference yesterday, January 28.

 

Chinnaphat reported that Sarawut got into his car, a yellow Toyota Corolla taxi, at about 8.30pm that day in Soit Nuan Chan 16 in the Bueng Kum district of Bangkok. Sarawut said he wanted to go to Soi Lamsai in the Wang Noi district of Ayutthaya province.

 

Chinnaphat said he drove along the motorway leading to Ayutthaya province and asked Sarawut to pay the toll. Sarawut asked Chinnaphat to pay and promised he would reimburse him after he paid the fare.

 

 

by Petch Petpailin 

Photo via SiamRath

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2024-01-30

 

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he was suddenly attacked. He turned to find Sarawut sitting in the back seat with an axe in his hand.

Chinnaphat said he did not feel any pain at the time but added he was numb and confused. Sarawut struck him again in the neck as he unbuckled his seat belt and tried to get out of the car. Sarawut swung the axe repeatedly at Chinnaphat until he got out of the car.

 

Nutters everywhere.