Picture from responders.

 

An 83-year-old man went on the run after allegedly stabbing his former partner to death in front of his home in Ban Pong district, Ratchaburi, following a long-standing dispute over a bicycle.

 

The fatal attack occurred at approximately 19:15 on 21 February along Saeng Chuto Road in Tha Pha subdistrict. Police and emergency responders arrived at the scene to find the body of 60-year-old Nattida, also known as “Auntie Mali”, lying in a pool of blood. She had suffered five stab wounds to the chest, ribs, and arms. Nearby, her cream-coloured bicycle, a black shoulder bag, and a fruit-peeling knife were discovered.

 

The suspect, identified as Boonsri, fled the scene on an old blue Honda Tiena motorbike. Witnesses reported seeing him heading towards central Ban Pong.

 

According to a witness, known only as Mr. A, the victim who had been working for him, as a carer for his bedridden mother for about a year, would commute daily by bicycle to his home, passing Boonsri’s house en route.

 

Although the pair had ended their relationship over a decade ago, Boonsri had repeatedly attempted to reconcile. The situation escalated on 27 January when he took Nattida’s bicycle, allegedly to force a meeting. She, fearing for her safety, asked others to retrieve it, but Boonsri refused and threatened her life. As a result, she filed a police complaint, and the bicycle was eventually returned.

 

On the day of the murder, Mr. A had dinner with Nattida before heading to withdraw his wages from an ATM. When he was gone she had left for her home. When he later arrived home, he found her fatally wounded outside Boonsri’s house.

 

Preliminary investigations suggest that Boonsri confronted Nattida as she cycled past his home, leading to a heated argument that ended in violence.

 

Ban Pong Police Superintendent, Pol. Col. Piyapong Wongketjai, stated that the murder was likely driven by jealousy. He confirmed that officers are actively searching for Boonsri and believe he has not fled far due to his age and the poor condition of his motorbike. Authorities are also working with his family to persuade him to surrender.

 

-- 2025-02-23

 

He's a game old lad but at his age,  he should have learned to forgive and forget.

Not sure how they will punish him as I believe that he is too old to go to gaol.

silly old coot ....  lock him up until he dies.