Drunken Brother-in-Law Stabbed in Violent Altercation in Samut Prakan

Picture courtesy of Kaoded.

A domestic altercation took a bloody turn on the night on 14 July, after a drunken man wielding a box cutter was stabbed in the abdomen during a brawl with his brother-in-law, leaving him seriously injured.

At approximately 21:30, emergency services and police from Samrong Nuea Police Station were called to a apparent block on Soi Bearing 30 in Samrong Nuea subdistrict, Mueang Samut Prakan district, following reports of a stabbing incident.

Upon arrival, officers found 46-year-old Jiraphat Kongsabut lying on a bench in the lobby with severe abdominal injuries and protruding intestines, the result of a knife wound to his right side. Medics from the Poh Teck Tung Foundation administered emergency first aid before transferring him to Samut Prakan Hospital in critical condition.

The alleged assailant was identified as Jirawat “Joke” Kamlue, 49, the brother of the victim’s wife and also his supervisor at a furniture painting job. He reportedly suffered a cut to his right index finger during the scuffle and fled the scene with his wife, Yasita Naksawat, 46, who had sustained a deep laceration to her wrist. They later sought treatment at a local hospital before Jirawat turned himself in to police around 01:00 on 15 July.

CCTV footage from the fifth floor captured the dramatic confrontation. The footage shows Mr. Jiraphat, dressed in black and holding a pointed kitchen knife, ascending from the fourth to the fifth floor to confront Mr. Jirawat, who was shirtless. A scuffle broke out as relatives and neighbours tried to intervene, but Mr. Jirawat managed to seize the knife and stabbed Mr. Jiraphat once in the abdomen. Bystanders quickly carried the wounded man downstairs to await emergency services.

Neighbours said both men were relatives by marriage and co-workers in the same trade. The altercation appeared to stem from a drunken dispute. One resident, who had been socialising with them earlier in the evening, said tensions flared after drinking. The injured man had allegedly gone up to his brother-in-law’s flat on three separate occasions to provoke a fight.

In his police statement, Mr. Jirawat claimed that Mr. Jiraphat, heavily intoxicated, attempted to attack him multiple times throughout the evening using a box cutter. He said he had initially tried to avoid confrontation, asking to resolve the matter in the morning, but was eventually forced to defend himself when the intrusions persisted. He stated that his wife was injured during the struggle and is currently awaiting surgery on her wrist.

Police are continuing to investigate the incident and further questioning of all parties involved is expected. Charges are likely to be filed pending the outcome of the investigation and medical reports.

  Adapted by Asean Now from Kaoded 2025-07-16