Woman Seriously Injured After Radio Device Explodes in Rice Field in Roi Et

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A woman was seriously injured in a mysterious explosion after picking up a radio left in a rice field and attempting to listen to music. The incident occurred in Ban Khok Sung, Moo 6, Dong Lan Subdistrict, Mueang District, Roi Et Province.

According to local authorities, the victim, Mrs. Duanphen Panwai, aged 60, suffered severe injuries to her left hand, which was nearly severed and sustained shrapnel wounds to her thigh. She was rushed to hospital by relatives before emergency responders arrived at the scene.

Police and administrative officials investigating the area found an old wooden field hut approximately one kilometre from the nearest village. At the scene, they discovered bloodstains and shattered pieces of what appeared to be a radio.

Initial investigations revealed that Mrs. Duanphen had gone out early in the morning to cut grass for her cattle when she spotted the portable radio left at the hut. Believing it to be abandoned, she picked it up and switched it on, hoping to listen to music. Moments later, the device exploded violently in her hands.

Villagers said the radio had been seen at the hut since the previous day, though no one knew who had placed it there. The victim’s husband, a village deputy headman, reportedly saw the device earlier but thought little of it at the time.

Police are now working to collect forensic evidence from the site and plan to interview landowners and residents in the surrounding area as part of the ongoing investigation. Authorities are treating the explosion as suspicious, given the nature of the device and its placement in a remote location.

  Adapted by Asean Now from Kaoded 2025-07-10