Crime Man Brutally Attacked in Samut Prakan: Gang of 6 Storms Room & Inflicts Over 20 Wounds

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of  Kaoded.

 

A 28-year-old man is in critical condition after being violently attacked in his room by a gang of six individuals wielding bladed weapons. The assault, which took place in broad daylight, left the victim with more than 20 deep wounds across his body.

 

The incident occurred around 14:00 on 30:June, inside a building in Soi 5 of the Chiang Kong Bang Phli area, Bang Phli Yai subdistrict, Bang Phli district. Officers from Bang Kaeo Police Station, along with emergency medical responders and rescue volunteers, rushed to the scene following reports of a vicious assault.

 

At the front of a townhouse-style building midway down the soi, police found Mr Jiraphan “James” Orakul, 28, slumped on the ground, covered in blood and barely conscious. He had sustained extensive slashing wounds to the head, back, arms and legs. First responders administered emergency aid before transferring him to Bang Phli Hospital.

 

Inside Mr Jiraphan’s fourth-floor rental room, investigators discovered a gruesome scene: large pools and spatters of blood both in the room and on the stairwell. Clumps of severed hair were also found scattered across the floor, believed to have been cut from the victim’s head during the attack.

 

CCTV footage captured the moments before the incident. At approximately 13:45, a pickup truck carrying six people, five men and one woman, was seen arriving outside the building. Some individuals were carrying what appeared to be car parts. Moments later, the group ascended the stairs toward the victim’s room. Shortly afterward, they returned to the vehicle with additional parts before fleeing the scene.

 

In a brief statement to police, Mr Jiraphan said he recognised at least one of the attackers, a man known as “Paek” from the Rama II area, with whom he had previously dealt in the second-hand car parts trade.

 

Neighbours reported hearing shouting and arguments about money shortly before the attack. One resident said they were too frightened to intervene, but after the commotion ended, they saw bloodstains in the hallway and discovered Mr Jiraphan downstairs, severely injured.

 

The building’s owner confirmed that the attackers admitted to him as they left, to assaulting the victim, claiming he had failed to pay for car parts previously taken from them. According to the owner, the gang accused Mr Jiraphan of refusing to return the goods or settle the debt, and said his confrontational attitude provoked the attack.

 

Police from the Bang Kaeo investigative team are now examining forensic evidence and CCTV footage and have launched a manhunt for the suspects, who fled the scene in the pickup truck. Authorities have vowed to bring those responsible to justice swiftly.

 

The motive appears to be a financial dispute linked to the second-hand auto parts trade, but police have not ruled out further motives as the investigation continues.

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Kaoded 2025-07-01