Man 42, Goes on Machete Rampage, Leaves Woman Critically Injured in Chiang Rai

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A 42-year-old man went on a violent rampage in the Mae Loi subdistrict of Thoeng district, Chiang Rai, attacking a woman with a machete and leaving her in critical condition.

The incident occurred on the morning of 5 May at around 09:20. Village headman Mr Surachart Naidan of Moo 12 received an urgent report from local residents of a brutal assault involving a machete. The suspect, later identified as Mr Surachet Chanaphim, aged 42, residing at house number 142, Moo 12, Mae Loi, was apprehended by villagers at the scene in front of his home.

With assistance from concerned residents, Mr Surachart successfully restrained the assailant before alerting officers from Thoeng Police Station, who arrived shortly after to take Mr Surachet into custody for questioning.

The victim, identified as Ms Sairung Mafong, a resident of Moo 3, Mae Loi, was found seriously wounded. She had suffered multiple deep wounds to her face and back, the result of a frenzied machete attack. Emergency services promptly transported her to Padaet Hospital, where she remains in critical condition under close medical supervision.

The motive behind the assault remains unclear. Authorities have yet to establish whether there was any prior conflict between the victim and the attacker.

  Adapted by Asean Now from Amarin 2025-05-06.