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A 65-year-old man has admitted to fatally attacking his daughter’s partner with a machete after accusing the victim of showing no respect during their brief relationship. The incident has shocked the local community and reignited discussions on family violence and tolerance.

 

Police in Mueang Nong Bua Lamphu were alerted to a violent assault at a home in the Nong Bua subdistrict on 26 May. Upon arrival, they discovered the body of 38-year-old Mr Niphon, a resident of Nakhon Ratchasima, lying near the front gate of a newly built house. The victim had sustained multiple deep wounds to the neck, head, and back. Officers at the scene counted at least seven deep cuts, with one to the neck severing a vertebra and another to the head cutting through the skull.

 

The attacker, Mr Monthree, remained at the scene and promptly confessed to the killing. Police recovered a long-handled forest-clearing machete, which was used in the attack.

 

Mr Monthree stated that he had become increasingly angry over what he perceived as the victim’s consistent disrespect. The deceased had been in a relationship with Mr Monthree’s transgender daughter, known as Miss B, for about two months. During this time, Mr Monthree claimed, the victim never once offered a traditional Thai greeting or showed courtesy, even when they crossed paths in the house.

 

“He never once gave a wai to me,” said Mr Monthree. “When I asked, ‘Do you even know who I am?’ he replied with, ‘I don’t give a damn who you are.’ Then the fight broke out. He was much bigger than me, if I hadn’t had the machete, he would have beaten me for sure.”

 

The confrontation reportedly occurred after Mr Monthree returned from clearing land near his daughter’s house. He saw Mr Niphon speaking on the phone and, feeling slighted by his gaze, initiated the exchange that led to the fatal violence.

 

Mr Monthree admitted that he may have overreacted, but showed no remorse for his actions. “No, I don’t regret it. He never respected me, not once.”

 

The accused also voiced grievances over a 13-year-old girl adopted into the family, whom he considers his granddaughter. He claimed that the deceased had prevented him from visiting her and insisted she refer to Mr Niphon as her father, even sharing a bedroom, a situation Mr Monthree found unacceptable and disturbing.

 

Tensions had apparently been simmering within the household. Mr Monthree explained that his daughter, a transgender, had previously pledged to stop dating men after suffering financially and emotionally in past relationships. She even asked her father to find her a child to adopt, which he did. However, she resumed relationships with men shortly afterwards, sparking frequent arguments.

 

The fatal confrontation has resulted in Mr Monthree being formally charged with homicide, to which he has confessed. He is now in custody at Mueang Nong Bua Lamphu Police Station awaiting further legal proceedings.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khoasod 2025-05-28.

 

 

 

Old men are dangerous. They stopped giving a fork.

Sounds like he had enough on his plate already.

 

Ladyboy son asking him to find a kid to adopt, which he did. How did he manage that? 

 

What a pantomime.

33 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Old men are dangerous. They stopped giving a fork.

Nope , actually it is dangerous men get old.

36 minutes ago, EVENKEEL said:

Old men are dangerous. They stopped giving a fork.

Very true.  They probably get sick of all the crap they have seen in their life.

50 minutes ago, HonkieH said:

Nope , actually it is dangerous men get old.

Possible in many cases. Other times old guys get fed up with the BS of others who seem entitled.

Nong bua seems to be the "hub" of violence in Thailand. Every other day

Life in prison to a 30-year-old has a stronger impact than a 70-year-old getting the same sentence

What a mess of a family... Son becomes daughter, adopts child (poor child!), he adopts another daughter, and ladyboy's boyfriend moves in and shares a room with the adopted daughter? wtf?