Murder-Suicide: Man Kills Stepson and Injures Ex-Wife Before Taking Own Life

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders.

 

In a disturbing incident in Trat province, a man fatally drowned his 11-year-old stepson, stabbed his ex-wife, and later took his own life by hanging. The events unfolded on the afternoon of 11 April near a reservoir in Khao Saming district.

 

Rescue personnel from the Sawang Boon Rescue Foundation in Trat were alerted at 16:00 about a suspected suicide near the reservoir. Upon arrival, they found the body of a man, aged 35, hanging from a tree with a nylon rope. He was shirtless, wearing long denim trousers, and a red Honda Wave motorcycle was parked nearby.

 

A local resident who regularly brings his dog to the site for a swim, discovered the body and immediately alerted authorities.

 

Soon after, a 31-year-old woman, referred to as Ms. B, contacted rescue officials and identified the deceased as her former partner, originally from Rayong province. She revealed that her 11-year-old son had been with him at the time of the incident.

 

According to Ms. B, she and the man had been in a relationship for over a decade. Though they separated at the end of the previous year due to ongoing conflicts, the man continued to request visits with the boy, whom he had raised since early childhood. On the day of the incident, he contacted Ms. B to arrange what he claimed would be a final meeting with the child.

 

The situation escalated into a violent altercation on a roadside in Bo Rai district, during which Ms. B was stabbed and later admitted to Bo Rai Hospital. Her son was abducted from the scene by the man.

 

Later that night, at around 23:00, divers from the rescue foundation located the boy’s body submerged in the reservoir. His body showed signs of bruising. Investigators also noted muddy child-sized handprints on the man’s clothing, further supporting the theory that he had forcibly drowned the boy before ending his own life.

 

Police are continuing the investigation, though they believe the man was attempting to evade the consequences of his actions through suicide.

 

 

-- 2025-04-13