Three Family Members Electrocuted in Incident in Trang

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A incident claimed the lives of three family members in Trang Province on the afternoon of 19 May, after they were fatally electrocuted at their home in Ban Nong Niang Taek village, located in the Na Wong Subdistrict of Huai Yot District.

Emergency services were alerted at approximately 13:30, by Huai Yot Police Station, reporting a fatal electrical incident at House No. 26, Moo 8. Responding teams from the Sawang Phakdee Trang Foundation, local police, forensic specialists and medical staff quickly attended the scene.

The victims were identified as:

• Mr Preecha Krongyut, aged 50, the homeowner

• Mrs Amnuay Sreenuan, aged 52, his wife

• Mrs Ju Krongyut, aged 89, his mother

Initial findings revealed all three victims had suffered fatal electric shocks. Mrs Amnuay was found lying on her back near a clothes-drying rack, dressed in an undergarment and traditional Thai wrap, with signs of burns and bruising on her body. Mr Preecha was found nearby with burns on his left arm and a wire gripped in his hand. Mrs Ju, also found gripping a wire, had sustained visible burn injuries.

Further investigation uncovered that an improvised electrified wire had been installed around the home, just 20 centimetres above the ground, as a makeshift deterrent against dogs attacking the family’s chickens. The wire, made from copper cabling, had been connected from the main house to a small shack in the back garden, and then run around the perimeter.

It is believed, from a neighbours account that Mrs Amnuay was electrocuted first while hanging or collecting laundry, touching the low-lying wire. Her cries likely prompted Mr Preecha to rush to her aid, but in his panic he failed to shut off the power supply and was also electrocuted trying to pull the wire away from his wife. Moments later, Mrs Ju reportedly came to assist, only to meet the same fate.

None of the victims were wearing shoes at the time of the incident, increasing their vulnerability to electric shock. The exact cause remains under investigation by forensic experts.

All three bodies were examined at the scene before being taken for post-mortem examination.

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khaosod 2025-05-20.