Pitbull mauls monk to death in gruesome Nonthaburi temple attack

[mran66]

Guess he will now be reborn as pitbull and go out for rampage revenge against all pitbulls.

[newnative]

The 'future of Jord' should be a quick death.

[newbee2022]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Picture courtesy of KhaoSod

 

by Bob Scott

A temple in Nonthaburi became the site of unimaginable horror when a pitbull viciously attacked and killed a monk. The tragic incident unfolded in the early hours of today, January 21, leaving the temple community in shock and mourning.

 

At 1am, officers from Bang Sri Mueang Police Station were alerted to the horrific event: a pitbull had mauled a monk to death within the secluded quarters of a revered temple in Tambon Sai Ma, Amphoe Mueang.

Upon receiving the call, a team of police, doctors from the Institute of Forensic Medicine, and emergency responders from the Por Tek Tung Foundation raced to the scene.

 

Within the humble confines of a single-storey monk’s quarters, the lifeless body of 46 year old Phra Bannadit was discovered.

He lay face down in a gruesome pool of blood, his wrist horrifyingly absent, and the right side of his skull savagely torn open by powerful jaws. The chilling evidence suggested he had been dead for approximately two days.

 

A temple disciple, 28 year old Wu, recounted his discovery of the macabre scene. Concerned after not seeing the monk since Saturday, January 11, he had wandered to the quarters around 11pm to midnight. Seeing the lights still on and the monk’s car parked outside, he knocked and called out but got no response.

 

Picture of the pitbull courtesy of KhaoSod

Peering through the louvers and opening the door, he was met by the pitbull, Jord, darting past him. Inside, the terrible sight awaited.

Wu promptly informed the abbot and summoned the police. He revealed that Phra Bannadit, who served as secretary to the abbot, had adopted Jord over a year ago when the dog was just a puppy.

 

The pitbull, known for being territorial, had bitten the monk several times before, jumping up even during moments of generosity, reported KhaoSod.

 

With the abbot now gone, the future of Jord hangs in the balance as the temple, understandably, fears keeping him on the premises. Police have launched a thorough investigation, sending the monk’s body to the Institute of Forensic Medicine for a post-mortem to confirm the precise cause of death.

 

 

Pictures of the monk’s living quarters courtesy of KhaoSod

Only two weeks ago a similar tragic incident took place in Saraburi‘s Kaeng Khoi,which also resulted in a death. An 84 year old man died following an attack by his dog.

The incident occurred on January 8, at the man’s residence, a wooden house where rescue volunteers discovered bloodstains and scattered belongings beneath the structure.

 

Source: The Thaiger 

-- 2025-01-21

 

 

...and the dog ate his hand. Macabre 🥴

[proton]

17 minutes ago, bugger bognor said:

Open your eyes at the way many animals are treated here nearly all dogs are territorial here ! Many Thais keep guard dogs like pitbulls rottweilers etc no training only food and water by there masters, are you aware that many dogs and unwanted puppies especially problematic dogs are taken and dropped at temples all around Thailand so monks will feed them and take care of them this dog was most likely taken there so don't be a <deleted> and think before you speak 

At our local wat there have been signs up for 2 years saying anyone caught dumping animals will be fined 40k baht, even monks have had enough of dogs

[HK MacPhooey]

51 minutes ago, Jing Joe said:

HOW TRAGIC !  AGAIN !  There have been probably 10 such deaths over the years, there will be another 10 pages here again,  there will be many more of all ages, but nothing will be done.   How can we mostly  NOT agonize?      i.e. just wait for the supporters of the mongrel breed in these pages.           .😭

Or worse still - any sanctimonious dog lovers... 'dogs are filthy animals!'

[GammaGlobulin]

1 hour ago, Gottfrid said:

That the dog breed need to be banned, there is no doubt about.

What I react to, is posters here who post like below:

 

 

That just reeks of poor knowledge. There is nothing unusual with monks that owns cars. They are everywhere. If the Thais not question their spiritual leaders regarding that, who are we to do it?

 

Yes.

I was about to say that monks need cars to carry out temple business and perform other duties.

 

Also, one can easily see that this monk has a bed without AC in a very small area where he works on an old desktop computer.

 

Therefore, none of what he is using to sleep or work could in any way be considered luxuries.

 

And so, I was surprised, as well, by the comments about "car ownership", which may have not actually been his car.

Most monks I know do not drive.

And they are the smart ones, too.

 

[GammaGlobulin]

In Thailand, with nonexistent or unknown dog laws, or unenforced dog laws, NOBODY should have a dog larger than a Chihuahua, and should only be permitted to have a Chihuahua after the vocal chords had been removed.

 

Thailand would be a much better place for humans if most dogs were removed from Thailand  (not removed but neutered at birth). If this were done, then the problem would take care of itself if importation of dogs was also banned.

 

 

[GammaGlobulin]

Does anybody know the HISTORY of this pitbull breed in Thailand?

 

a. When was it first introduced?

b. Who was it that first introduced it?

c. Why was it first introduced?

 

[Briggsy]

Several years ago, when the importation of large guard dog, fighting dog and attack dog breeds became widespread and popular in Thailand, I knew this was going to happen. Thais often release their unwanted dogs on waste ground or temple grounds, they usually let them roam free even if owned and hardly ever train them.

 

These killings will continue and the victims will often be children or the elderly.

 

I remember parking up only to see an unattended American Bulldog leading two soi dogs wandering around a country lane recently. I decided not to hang around to see if they were friendly.

[DaRoadrunner]

Talk about biting the hand that feeds.

 

As for owning a car. Monks can, it is just that they are not supposed to drive, so they have a chauffeur.

[JonnyF]

Very sad.

 

Looks like it was kept in a small cage, possibly trained with a stick.

 

When raised in a loving home they are incredibly kind, funny and loyal dogs. People really need to be educated how to keep and train certain breeds. 

 

 

[Kerryd]

Monks in Thailand do things all the time that are supposed to be against the "code of conduct" for monks.

I recall going to the Phra Phatom Chedi (tallest chedi in the world at the time) in Nakhon Phatom in '98. 
The monks still carried the (talipot) fans to hide their face if they crossed paths with a (grown) woman.

One senior monk was handing little scrolls of paper to people with (I guess) a lucky number or prayer on it or something.
He gave me one but he motioned for my girlfriend to turn her hand over and hold it out, then he dropped the paper into her hands so he didn't risk touching her.
Very "old school" at that place.

Then we go to Wat Chai in Pattaya and the monks are smoking and drinking and talking on telephones.

And a little over a year ago I was touring some ancient Khmer ruins in Isaan. One set was inside the large compound of a Buddhist Wat. On the right side of the compound was the Khmer temple and just past that I could see some buildings (houses) - maybe belonging to the caretakers ?

But as I was approaching the ruins a pit bull and two other dogs came charging at me from those buildings, snarling and barking.

I set my camera bag on the ground, pulled my (small) folding knife from my pocket, turned towards them and took a step while yelling about how I'd gut them like fish and feed their livers to the ants.

It's not the words that are important - it's the delivery and tone - and volume.

And sure enough, even the pitbull stopped advancing. And when I took another step, still yelling like I was the one who was going to be attacking them and they backed off and ran back to the buildings they'd come from.

Generally, the smaller dog always gives way to the bigger dog, especially if it looks like the bigger dog isn't scared of the smaller one.

I put my knife away, picked up my camera bag and that's when I noticed a couple of the monks that had been out sweeping leaves in the compound were standing off to the side (near the parking lot) just watching.

It took a couple of minutes for my heart to stop pounding (lots of adrenaline pumping) and I kept an eye out to see if they got brave enough to come back but they didn't.

But if you show fear and turn your back to them, they are likely to attack because that is their nature (dogs, not just pit bulls).

[jwest10]

1 hour ago, Classic Ray said:

Why is a monk in possession of a car? Does not seem to accord with the vow of poverty. 
 

Pit bulls and similar breeds are inherently bred for aggression and territorial defence, and need to be properly trained and controlled, or preferably not bred at all.

 

Unlike GSDs, terriers, labradors, retrievers and Malinois, they serve no useful purpose. Thailand has too many stray and uncontrolled dogs already without allowing these vanity breeds. Time to ban them as so many other countries have already done.

Nothing is ever done and also so-called pet Owners simply do not look after their dogs and allowed to mix with the wild Soi dogs!!!.

[JeffersLos]

Cremate them at the same time. 

[proton]

6 minutes ago, JonnyF said:

Very sad.

 

Looks like it was kept in a small cage, possibly trained with a stick.

 

When raised in a loving home they are incredibly kind, funny and loyal dogs. People really need to be educated how to keep and train certain breeds. 

 

 

 

Delusional nonsense, they top any list of dogs who have killed people and many will have been trained, walked, treated well and thought of, idiotically, as one of the family

[JonnyF]

3 minutes ago, proton said:

 

Delusional nonsense, they top any list of dogs who have killed people and many will have been trained, walked, treated well and thought of, idiotically, as one of the family

 

Not at all.

 

I've owned many bull breeds. Currently have a Rednose American PitBull Terrier (and 6 "Thai" dogs). The only aggression from any of the bull breeds was towards other dogs, for obvious reasons (they were originally bred for dog fighting). But then, I treat them well and train them properly (without the use of violence).

 

I speak from a position of experience. How many have you owned? 

[mancub]

1 hour ago, thesetat said:

because in Thailand a dogs life is more valued than a persons. If a dog bites someone, it is usually released to the owner when possible. If a person bites someone else or attacks them they are imprisoned or worse. If a dog kills someone the dog is usually released to new owner or nothing happens to the dog. If you kill someone well, you know what happens next and freedom is not part of it. 

Sorry, but dogs are often deliberately (sometimes indiscriminately)  poisoned here, especially in the countryside,

[mancub]

1 hour ago, Gottfrid said:

f the Thais not question their spiritual leaders regarding that, who are we to do it?

Because "we ". well most of us. have attained a degree of intelligence and knowledge that enables and permits us to ?

[CecilM]

Seems nothing can be learned from this and similar incidents. 

[Mickboy]

This isn't the first and not the last incident of fatal attack by this breed but oh well mai pen lai.

[Rampant Rabbit]

walk around the temple 500meters find many more, in every village throughout the country, thick as sheite and never change

[Alidiver]

Give it to Sharky

[pacovl46]

3 hours ago, Classic Ray said:

Why is a monk in possession of a car? Does not seem to accord with the vow of poverty. 
 

Pit bulls and similar breeds are inherently bred for aggression and territorial defence, and need to be properly trained and controlled, or preferably not bred at all.

 

Unlike GSDs, terriers, labradors, retrievers and Malinois, they serve no useful purpose. Thailand has too many stray and uncontrolled dogs already without allowing these vanity breeds. Time to ban them as so many other countries have already done.

Tell me you know nothing about pitbulls without telling me. 

 

Initially they were bred to fight dogs, BUT any fighting dog who attacked a human was banned for life and therefore useless to the owner and they got rid of them. If you get a pit bull from a reputable breeder they will love humans. Having said that, obviously it's a powerful breed and you have to raise them right  and behave like a pack leader, which seems to me didn't happen with this one. 

 

Also, blanket bans are stupid! There's way more people who die every year due to drunk drivers, but I never hear anyone say let's ban alcohol. 

 

The solution is to introduce a keeper's license for all dog breeds, one has to aquire first before they're allowed to keep a dog. Therefore anyone potential keeper would have to prove first that they're capable of socializing, raising and training a dog the right way before they can get one. This would eliminate most of the attacks. 

[thesetat]

1 hour ago, mancub said:

Sorry, but dogs are often deliberately (sometimes indiscriminately)  poisoned here, especially in the countryside,

so are people... hmm

[sambum]

I mentioned this sort of thing as an example of animal behaviour yersterday when an elephan ran amok due to being scared by fireworks.

 

How many more people have to die as a result of being attacked by these savage beasts? It seems that in Thailand the life of an animal is more important than that of a human:- 

 

"With the abbot now gone, the future of Jord hangs in the balance as the temple, understandably, fears keeping him on the premises."

 

The dog should be put down - full stop. NO passing it on to someone who is better qualified to train it - it is beyond training! It had already bitten  before this tragic event. Sometimes Buddhist logic is beyond me. If a human kills another human, they are jailed - usually put on Death Row, but if a dog kills a human - find it another owner! Doh! 👿

[Will B Good]

 

Is that typical of a monk's quarters?

 

I imagined it would consist of a stone bed.

[harryviking]

Isn't it time to start doing something with the dog problem in Thailand??? Ban big dogs!! Get rid of street dogs!!

[jas007]

1 hour ago, JonnyF said:

 

Not at all.

 

I've owned many bull breeds. Currently have a Rednose American PitBull Terrier (and 6 "Thai" dogs). The only aggression from any of the bull breeds was towards other dogs, for obvious reasons (they were originally bred for dog fighting). But then, I treat them well and train them properly (without the use of violence).

 

I speak from a position of experience. How many have you owned? 

Why is it we never see stories abut Killer Cocker Spaniels?  Or killer Poodles or Beagles? Or the viscous Golden Retrievers?   

[thailand49]

More chanting don't kill it adopt this is just isolated won't happen again😄

[scottiejohn]

2 hours ago, GammaGlobulin said:

Does anybody know the HISTORY of this pitbull breed in Thailand?

 

a. When was it first introduced?

b. Who was it that first introduced it?

c. Why was it first introduced?

 

Who cares as they are now here!