Crime Man Arrested for Brutal Killing of Stepfather in Chiang Rai

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture courtesy of Naewna.

 

Police in Mae Chan district, Chiang Rai, have arrested a 25-year-old man for the fatal knife attack on his stepfather, following a swift two-hour manhunt after the incident. The suspect, identified as Mr. Ekachai, was taken into custody and charged with murder.

 

According to reports, the incident occurred around 22:30 on the night of 20 July in Pa Tung subdistrict, Mae Chan. Police received a report of a violent altercation resulting in a fatality. Upon arriving at the scene, officers found the body of Mr. Ai Lung Aitang, aged 55, who had suffered a fatal slash wound to the neck.

 

Police investigators, under the command of Pol. Maj. Gen. Manop Senakul, Chiang Rai Provincial Police Commander, and Pol. Col. Kiattisak Jitprasarn, Superintendent of Mae Chan Police Station, launched an immediate investigation.

 

Statements from the victim’s daughter pointed to Mr. Ekachai, her stepbrother and the stepson of the deceased, as the prime suspect. Acting swiftly, police deployed a search team and were able to track the suspect down within two hours. He was apprehended on a rural road in the village of Santi Suk, Village No. 19, Pa Tung subdistrict.

 

A warrant had already been issued against Mr. Ekachai for the offence of intentionally killing another person and he has since been taken back to the scene to re-enact the crime as part of his formal confession.

 

Initial investigations suggest that the suspect was in a disturbed mental state at the time of the attack. Authorities believe his behaviour was the result of long-term substance abuse, which may have contributed to psychiatric instability and loss of self-control.

 

Mr. Ekachai remains in custody as legal proceedings continue.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Naewna 2025-07-22