Picture courtesy of Matichon

 

A 35-year-old man died after a grenade he attempting to throw exploded in his hand, following a failed attempt to reconcile with his ex-girlfriend. The incident occurred around 08:00, on 25 May in Samo Thong Subdistrict, Tha Chana District, Surat Thani Province. Four others were injured in the blast, two men and two women.

 

Police investigators, led by Pol. Lt. Chinakrit Sawatdiwong from Tha Chana Police Station, responded to reports of an explosion outside a single-storey cement house in Village No. 1. Emergency rescue workers from the Chon Saratha Surat Thani Foundation also attended the scene.

 

The deceased, later identified as Mr. Surapong Thongnak, was found lying face-down in front of the house. Blood from multiple wounds pooled around his body. A nearby parked car had shattered windows, believed to be caused by the force of the explosion.

 

Preliminary investigations revealed that Mr. Surapong had come to the residence in an attempt to reconcile with his former partner. Witnesses said he was visibly agitated and allegedly intended to stab her with a pair of scissors inside the house. However, local residents, who had been sitting outside drinking coffee, intervened and stopped him.

 

Following this confrontation, Mr. Surapong returned to his white Honda Civic, retrieved a grenade of unknown type and pulled the pin before hurling it toward the group in front of the house. The grenade failed to detonate. As he attempted to throw a second device, it exploded prematurely in his hand, killing him instantly and injuring four bystanders.

 

All injured individuals were taken to Tha Chana Hospital for treatment. Forensic officers from Region 8 were called in to investigate the scene and confirm the type of explosive used.

 

Police are continuing their inquiry and working to determine how Mr. Surapong came into possession of military-grade explosives.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Matichon 2025-05-26.

 

 

 

Excellent - a good outcome  

poetic justice. 

I am curious how the man came to own several grenades though. The police should have that first in their list to investigate. 

That´s the essence of intelligence, but hey, let´s call it an accident.

People knock Pattaya, but there's some crazy stuff going on in the sticks. 

 

You have to doubt the sincerity of a guy who takes two hand grenades to a reconciliation.