Axe to grind: Thai father attacks son after suffering years of abuse

[snoop1130]

 

A Thai father snapped and attacked his son with an axe in a fit of rage at midnight today after he and his wife suffered years of physical abuse at the hands of the son in the Isaan province of Khon Kaen.

 

Officers from Manchakhiri Police Station received a report of a serious assault at a house in the Manchakhiri area at around 12.10am today, November 8. The officers then visited the scene, accompanied by rescuers from the Kut Khao Sub-district Foundation.

 

Police found a pool of blood near a wooden bench outside the house. The 42 year old Thai man, Nirut Sinpeng, was found with a severe wound to the back of his neck, and rescuers rushed him to Manchakhiri Hospital.

 

Nirut’s father, 64 year old Khamniang Sinpeng, admitted to being the attacker. The assault took place in front of his bedridden wife.

 

Khamniang confessed that he struck his son on the head and the back of his neck with the axe. He claimed that his son had been physically abusing both him and his wife for years and he could no longer endure the assaults.

 

Khamniang went on to explain that he drunk alcohol with his son earlier in the evening, and later the two had a heated argument. His son then grabbed a knife to threaten him, saying he would kill both Khamniang and his wife whenever he wanted.

 

Khamniang said he waited until his son stopped his rampage and had a meal before attacking him. The bloody axe was found at the scene. He added that his neighbours heard the chaos and the screams, so they came to check on him and called the police.

 

Khamniang is charged under Section 297 of the Criminal Law for physically assaulting another person resulting in severe injury to the victim. The penalty is imprisonment from six months and ten years and a fine from 10,000 to 200,000 baht.

 

The condition of Nirut was not disclosed in the report, and officers did not mention whether Nirut would face legal consequences for the domestic violence.

 

By Petch Petpailin

Photo via DailyNews

 

Source: The Thaiger

-- 2024-11-08

 

 

[mushroomdave]

Well dad was honest but too honest. I thought he would have said the son was attacking him and then he hit him in self-defense.  I'm sure the parents' word and some neighbors/friends about past history would have been enough in court to get dad off. 

But now the dad is locked up, mom is home bedridden and the son will be out of the hospital soon.  What could ever happen next?

[jcmj]

And people wonder why that lady built a room like a prison cell. According to the parents they are scared of him and now the poor bed ridden mother is going to suffer. Of course we don’t know all of the details but hopefully the neighbors will testify on behalf of the family and the father will be released to take care of his wife. I don’t condone the ax attack, but I gather the son’s outbursts have been going on for a while to get to this stage. I doubt we’ll hear anything more about this story in any case. 

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He claimed that his son had been physically abusing both him and his wife for years and he could no longer endure the assaults.

 

Khamniang went on to explain that he drunk alcohol with his son earlier in the evening, and later the two had a heated argument. His son then grabbed a knife to threaten him, saying he would kill both Khamniang and his wife whenever he wanted.

Give the father a pardon.

[nobodysfriend]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

suffered years of physical abuse at the hands of the son

 

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He claimed that his son had been physically abusing both him and his wife for years and he could no longer endure the assaults.

 

The son abused the parents ... mostly hear about the other way 'round ...

Sometimes it is better not to have kids ...

[john donson]

thai boys are like a bad dog... nobody was there at young age to teach them how to behave correctly... and even the killer dog they don't put down here...

[spidermike007]

Great result. Looks like the father did a good deed. He did what was necessary. The community rejoices. The son is now reformed. 

[black tabby12345]

I bet the parents must be  better off IF the 64 YO man finished off own son with One More Strike with the axe.

 

So they would be at least free from any future menace by the close kin goon.

 

But if that low-life son ever survives  immobilized, they will be tied up to look after that thing for life while they don't love him; Euthanasia isn't allowed in Thailand.

[Liverpool Lou]

13 minutes ago, black tabby12345 said:

if that low-life son ever survives  immobilized, they will be tied up to look after that thing for life while they don't love him;

Why?   They have no obligation to look after a middle-aged son.

[black tabby12345]

3 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Why?   They have no obligation to look after a middle-aged son.

 

If the son ended up seriously permanently crippled, his hospital care cost(unless publicly funded), will be going to be paid by the parents.

Thailand isn't like European nations with universal healthcare scheme(covering most aspects) in place.  

 

[Liverpool Lou]

7 hours ago, black tabby12345 said:

7 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Why?   They have no obligation to look after a middle-aged son.

 

If the son ended up seriously permanently crippled, his hospital care cost(unless publicly funded), will be going to be paid by the parents.

Why?  What makes you think that a disabled adult man's elderly parents would be obligated to pay for his hospital treatment or ongoing care?   No one can have that obligation forced upon them.   If one of my adult children had hospital treatment/care, no one could insist that I cover the cost if I didn't want to.

[black tabby12345]

34 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

Why?  What makes you think that a disabled adult man's elderly parents would be obligated to pay for his hospital treatment or ongoing care?   No one can have that obligation forced upon them.   If one of my adult children had hospital treatment/care, no one could insist that I cover the cost if I didn't want to.

 

If the patient himself cannot pay. whom is the hospital going to send the bill to?

This is not US of A or Europe.

Better not to judge this kingdom by the Western Common Sense/Way of thinking; there are quite a few things you cannot comprehend with your Normal back home.

If you have been here long enough, you might have noticed it though...