Crime Drunken Husband Stabs Wife to Death After Being Refused Money for Alcohol

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A domestic incident has left a woman dead in Khon Kaen province after her husband, reportedly enraged at being refused money to buy alcohol, stabbed her in a fit of rage.

 

Police from the Mancha Khiri Police Station were alerted to a stabbing at a residence in Moo 1, Kut Khao subdistrict, Mancha Khiri district, Khon Kaen. Upon arrival, they found local residents restraining a man identified as Mr Thanom 60, who immediately confessed to stabbing his wife, 51-year-old Mrs Chalouay.

 

According to Pol. Col. Teerathat Phongsuwan, superintendent of Mancha Khiri Police Station, the weapon used was a one-foot-long pointed kitchen knife, commonly kept for household tasks. It was found on a marble bench at the front of the house, stained with blood.

 

Initial reports indicate that Mr Thanom, a heavy drinker known to consume five to six bottles of alcohol daily, flew into a rage when his wife refused to give him money to purchase more. The couple, who were known to argue frequently, had reportedly consumed alcohol prior to the incident. Mr Thanom was also described as intensely jealous and controlling.

 

Mrs Chalouay suffered severe injuries to her lower abdomen and was first rushed to Mancha Khiri Hospital before being transferred to Khon Kaen Hospital. She succumbed to her injuries due to heavy blood loss.

 

The couple’s son, 23-year-old Mr Veerachart, described the harrowing scene. He recalled hearing his mother call out for help, crying out his older brother’s name. Running from his room, he witnessed his father stabbing his mother from behind while restraining her. Together with his brother, they tried to wrestle the knife from their father, who continued to force the blade into their mother’s abdomen. Eventually, they succeeded in disarming him.

 

Mr Veerachart said there had been no shouting or signs of a fight beforehand. While his parents often argued, he said he never imagined it would lead to such a violent outcome. His father, once a day labourer, had been unable to work after breaking his leg in a road crash. His mother had been the family’s sole breadwinner since.

 

Mr Thanom was arrested at the scene and charged with murder, as well as carrying a weapon in a public place without reasonable cause. Police confirmed that he did not attempt to flee or conceal his crime. He remains in custody awaiting legal proceedings.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Khoasod 2025-06-20