Thai Delivery Worker Seeks Justice After Violent Attack by Customers

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A Thai delivery worker, 20-year-old Thanatat, is seeking justice after being attacked by a couple who refused to pay for a parcel he delivered in Samut Songkhram. The violent incident occurred on May 13, prompting Thanatat to file a complaint at Amphawa Police Station the following day.

Thanatat recounted delivering a parcel to a home in Amphawa district around 4pm, only to find no one present. Contacting the intended recipient, Pimonnart, he was assured she would pay the 225-baht cost via bank transfer. However, by 9pm, no payment was made, prompting him to follow up.

Pimonnart confessed to opening the parcel but expressed dissatisfaction and a desire to return it without paying. Thanatat explained the item could not be returned since it was unboxed and urged her to either pay for it or resolve the dispute with the seller.

Upon returning to collect payment, Thanatat was confronted by Pimonnart's husband, Surasit, who allegedly attacked him with a knife, inflicting slash wounds on his forehead, arm, chest, and ear. Pimonnart reportedly joined by pushing and kicking Thanatat, who managed to flee despite sustaining injuries requiring 24 stitches.

Amphawa Police Superintendent, Phitchayut Kosum, stated that initial mediation attempts between the parties failed. Thanatat, concerned about potential influence by the couple's relatives in the community, insisted on legal action. The police are moving forward with charges, expecting to charge Surasit and Pimonnart with physical assault, punishable by up to two years' imprisonment, a fine of up to 40,000 baht, or both, under Thai law.

  Adapted by ASEAN Now from The Thaiger 2025-05-15