Accident Couple Electrocuted Outside Their Bangkok Home

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Khaosod.

 

A couple were electrocuted outside their home in Bangkok’s Nong Chok district on the morning of 18 May, in an incident that left neighbours horrified and emergency responders scrambling to determine the cause.

 

The victims, identified as Mr. Jamrat, 64, and Ms. Prajuab, 58, were found lying on the ground beside their house in the Krathum Rai area with their legs raised unnaturally, a position that alarmed onlookers and hinted at a sudden and violent end. Initial assessments confirmed both had died from electric shock.

 

Pol. Lt. Suwat Deeplongam, Deputy Investigation Inspector at Suwinthawong Police Station, received the emergency call at approximately 07:55. He arrived at the scene with investigative and patrol officers to secure the area and begin inquiries.

 

A neighbour, who first noticed the bodies from their own home, said they rushed to investigate upon spotting the odd position of the victims. As they approached, the neighbour reported feeling a mild electric current when stepping on nearby wire mesh, prompting an urgent retreat and immediate action to have the home’s power supply cut.

 

According to Suwinthawong Police Chief Pol. Col. Ananchai Kamonrat, the deceased were a married couple. It is believed the husband was using metal cutting tools during rainy weather when he suffered an electric shock due to the lack of grounding and poor condition of the electrical extension cable. It is believed that the wife, assuming her husband was having a seizure (a condition he reportedly had a history of), attempted to assist him, only to be fatally electrocuted herself.

 

There were no signs of struggle or foul play, and family members have indicated they hold no suspicions regarding the deaths. The couple was known to be peaceful, with no history of domestic conflict.

 

Authorities cordoned off the area and called in forensic and medical experts to conduct a full investigation into the exact cause of the fatal incident.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-05-19.

 

 

 

[MangoKorat]

Clearly no breakers in the system - two people dead for the sake of a few hundred baht!