Crime Teen High on Drugs Attacks Mother with Knife and BB Gun in Pathum Thani

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Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

A dramatic late-night arrest took place in Khlong Luang district after a drug-intoxicated teenager reportedly attacked his mother with a knife and threatened her with a gun. The young man was subdued by police after barricading himself inside the family home.

 

The incident occurred around 00:30 on 8 May at a residence in Khlong Sam subdistrict. Officers from Khlong Luang Police Station, led by Deputy Inspector Pol Lt Col Kitisak Kraison, joined forces with local officials and foundation rescue workers to respond to an emergency call reporting a violent domestic disturbance.

 

At the scene, police found 45-year-old Ms Malida suffering from a laceration to her right arm. She told officers that her 18-year-old son, identified only as “B”. who has a history of mental illness and drug abuse, had become aggressive after she refused to give him money.

 

According to her statement, the son demanded she buy him a drink, and when she declined, he brandished a gun and slashed at her with a knife as she tried to flee. Ms Malida said she did not know whether the gun was real or a replica but feared for her life.

 

She also revealed that her son had previously attempted to strangle his grandmother with a rope, forcing the elderly woman to move out of the home to live with relatives in Sisaket province.

 

Police surrounded the house and waited until the suspect emerged, at which point officers swiftly moved in and apprehended him. A search revealed a BB gun hidden under a motorcycle seat, along with a machete and a smaller knife believed to have been used in the assault.

 

Inside the suspect’s bedroom, police discovered over half a kilogram of cannabis and various other drugs and paraphernalia.

 

During questioning, the young man admitted to using only cannabis and threatening his mother, though he claimed she sustained the wound accidentally while deflecting the knife. He said he became enraged after she refused to give him money.

 

Police will now conduct a full drug screening to determine whether the suspect had consumed other substances in addition to cannabis. Legal proceedings are underway, and he remains in custody at Khlong Luang Police Station.

 

Pol Col Athimes Chaisaranwich, superintendent of Khlong Luang Police Station, confirmed the suspect had lost control under the influence of drugs. He praised the swift action of the officers, which helped prevent further harm. Charges will be filed following toxicology results and further investigation.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khoasod 2025-05-09.

 

 

 

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