Picture courtesy of Workpoint.

 

A drug-intoxicated man fatally stabbed his 62-year-old relative in a frenzied attack before climbing onto the roof of his house to evade arrest, sparking a tense five-hour standoff with police and rescue workers in Phrae province.

 

The incident occurred on the afternoon of 20 July in Ban Pa Phueng, Moo 11, Hua Fai subdistrict, Sung Men district. Police were alerted by local residents after a violent assault with a knife left one man seriously injured at the entrance of his home.

 

Investigating officer Pol. Capt. Chatsi Yam Jamrattanasophin of Sung Men Police Station coordinated with municipal emergency responders, who arrived at the scene to find Mr. Det, aged 62, lying in a pool of blood at his front door. He had sustained seven stab wounds to his left rib cage, abdomen and chest. Despite attempts to revive him, he was later pronounced dead at Sung Men Hospital.

 

The suspected assailant, identified as Mr. Natthawat 36, is the victim’s nephew. Blood trails found inside the house and leading to the front yard suggested the stabbing took place indoors before Mr. Det managed to stagger outside and collapse.

 

Mr. Natthawat had climbed onto the roof of the same house. He was seen shirtless, wearing only shorts and clutching a knife. Officers from the Sung Men Police Station, supported by local officials and relatives, spent over five hours attempting to persuade him to surrender peacefully. Deputy Superintendent Pol. Lt. Col. Manop Jai-un led the negotiations, with assistance from family members familiar to the suspect.

 

According to his mother, Mrs. Salunee, 65, Mr. Natthawat had previously undergone drug rehabilitation after experiencing hallucinations from substance abuse. She stated that he lived in the house with his wife and two children, a son and daughter and had been stable in recent months with no prior violent episodes. She expressed deep sorrow and left the matter in the hands of the police.

 

Authorities are expected to press serious criminal charges once the investigation is completed.

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Workpoint 2025-07-21

 

 

 

Sad, but at least they didn't try to blame it on marijuana like they usually do.