Crime Suspected Thief Electrocuted While Attempting to Steal Wiring from Construction Camp

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Workpoint.

 

A man believed to be attempting to steal electrical wiring from a construction site in Nonthaburi met a fatal end when he was electrocuted during the act.

 

Police from Bang Kruai Police Station were alerted to the incident at a worker camp behind a housing development in Maha Sawat subdistrict. Officers, accompanied by forensic specialists and rescue volunteers from the Poh Teck Tung Foundation, quickly arrived at the scene.

 

The body of a man, estimated to be between 40 and 45 years old, was discovered lying on his side in the grass behind the camp, near Khlong Khue Khwang canal. The deceased was shirtless, wearing grey shorts, and had a necklace around his neck. His left arm was heavily tattooed, and on his right forearm was a tattoo of the name “Naphatsakorn Taikan.”

 

Visible abrasions and burns, were found on the back of his right hand and wrist. Near the body, police found a pair of wire cutters and a collapsed bamboo pole that had been used to support overhead wiring. The electrical cables showed clear signs of tampering and attempted cutting.

 

Mr. Wichayut, 25, the construction project’s supervising engineer, said he had been informed by a site inspector that a body had been found at the rear of the camp. Upon checking the location, he noted damage to the project’s wiring and discovered the wire cutters, suggesting the man had been attempting to steal the cables.

 

He also revealed that the site had experienced a string of thefts in recent weeks, including the loss of a crane and steel construction materials. Although security personnel had been assigned to guard the area, the crane had just been moved the previous day, leaving the site temporarily unwatched.

 

Police are continuing to investigate and are working to confirm the man’s identity and the precise cause of death, plus any others involved in the thefts. Initial findings point strongly toward electrocution during an attempted theft.

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Workpoint 2025-06-20

 

 

 

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