Teenage Boy Stabs Another After Alleged Assault in Hat Yai

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A 16-year-old boy has been taken into custody after a violent altercation in Songkhla province resulted in one young man being seriously injured in a stabbing.

At approximately 08:30 on 17 June, officers from Hat Yai Police Station received a report of a knife attack near Moo 4, Ban Klang, in the Khuan Lang area. The incident occurred near a kratom drink stall across from a local municipal nursery school.

Upon arriving at the scene, police found traces of blood and a discarded knife sheath. The victim, identified as Mr. Adisorn Suwannamala, 19, sustained stab wounds to the chest and right arm. He was discovered approximately 400 metres away alongside two motorcycles and emergency responders from Khuan Lang Rescue Unit rushed him to Hat Yai Hospital.

The alleged assailant, a 16-year-old boy known only as “Zah”, works at the kratom stall opposite the scene. He too sustained head injuries and was later found about 500 metres from the incident, on Fueang Pracha Road. Rescue workers transported him to the hospital, where he handed over the knife to authorities.

Hat Yai Police investigators later escorted the teenager to the station for questioning. He has been charged with attempted murder while officers continue to determine the precise circumstances of the incident. According to police, statements from witnesses and those involved contain inconsistencies that are being investigated further.

One friend of the victim claimed that he and three others went to buy kratom tea and were preparing to leave when Zah called out to Adisorn by name. Adisorn, reportedly upset at not being addressed respectfully, returned to question Zah. A physical confrontation ensued, eventually escalating into a group scuffle. During the melee, Zah allegedly stabbed Adisorn before fleeing.

However, Zah offered a different account. He stated that he was working when Adisorn and his friends approached and dragged him outside. He claimed that one of them brandished a firearm and chambered a round, prompting him to run in fear. He said he was then attacked by the group of four. During the struggle, a knife fell to the ground, which he picked up and used to stab in self-defence before escaping and asking a local resident to call for help.

Police say both parties are being investigated thoroughly. Once the case file is complete, charges will be formally submitted and the case forwarded to the juvenile court, given the suspect’s age.

  Adapted by Asean Now from Kaoded 2025-06-18