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Police responded to a violent incident at the Baan Ua-Athorn Na Jomtien housing estate in Sattahip District, Chonburi, on the evening of 8 September after a 29-year-old man terrorized residents and attacked a journalist. The suspect, identified as Ratchapol Sae-Lao, also known as “Oat,” was shouting aggressively and destroying property inside his flat at Building 74 when officers arrived around 18:00.

 

Oat was detained and placed in a police truck, but chaos erupted when a reporter questioned him about allegations of assaulting his mother. He lunged at the journalist, knocking the camera to the ground while screaming profanities, alarming bystanders. His mother, 54-year-old Khwanchanok Jonburamai, showed reporters the wreckage of their flat, including two smashed televisions and a folding knife with a sharpening stone, revealing that her son had threatened her while sharpening the blade.

 

Khwanchanok said her son has a long history of drug addiction and repeated arrests, but each time he was quickly released before resuming destructive behavior. She described living in constant fear, often moving to her sister’s house to escape him, only for him to track her down and vandalise property. She also reported prior assaults that left her injured, but no decisive legal action had been taken.

 

Residents of the estate expressed frustration, stating they have endured years of fear due to Oat’s behavior. They called on authorities to implement stronger measures to prevent escalation and potential tragedy. Local media noted that similar incidents had occurred previously, with the suspect repeatedly returning to the community after brief detentions.

 

Authorities have yet to announce any long-term measures to address Oat’s repeated violent incidents, but the ongoing situation has heightened concern for the safety of residents and neighbours. Continued monitoring and decisive intervention may be required to prevent further harm.

 

 

 

Key Takeaways

 

• A 29-year-old man terrorised a housing estate, attacking residents and a journalist on 8 September.

• The suspect has a long history of drug addiction, repeated arrests, and assaults on his mother.

• Residents and authorities face ongoing challenges managing repeated violent outbursts in the community.

 

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  Adapted by Asean Now from TMN 2025-09-10

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Yesterday at the same estate

a security guard was found hanging in his apartment...the second guard to take his own life in recent times.

Daily occurrences all over the country, especially against their own families,  and as shown, repeated history and nothing's ever done. This will continue until he kills someone unless he's made responsible for this act and sent away. Antisocial and threatening to his own mother, obviously never taught respect for women, family and anyone in general. Of course drugs are alluded to, but this is a personality disorder, stemming from childhood, likely with no father around or one who was also the same. The only way to protect the family is to make sure he has no contact, after being punished, finally, for this repeated behavior. 

It should be parents' duty and they should receive a get out of jail free card for giving drug addicted kids the 'Old Yellar' treatment.  Trust me, it's for the best. The parents of junkies I've known were relieved when their junkie kids finally died. 

I had two sons, one born 1987 the other 1989.  Second born started smoking dope given to him by his friends older brothers, he progressed as he got older to selling drugs.  We went from community policeman phoning us to make an appointment to visit to 6 cops with search warrant and sniffer dog, drugs were found.  We all had padlocks on our bedroom doors

I wanted incarceration before he became an adult and had drug/theft convictions on his record.  His mother sidelined me with social workers (All middle class 'thick' women) to give him another chance, jail happened more than once and one time visiting him he were "high", saying loads of drugs in here (Jail). 

 

I worked 4wks on/off Oil&Gas would come home to lies, deception so bad my eldest son would tell me of court cases which I would attend, non-appearance at previous social worker meetings and court appearances were explained by my ex that I did not care about my son and I were to blame, when informed by me that I worked offshore those rota dates were put on calendars, ex said I only made things worse by interfering???.

My son's brain had become fried with drugs taken as he went through puberty (My opinion) as a pusher feeding his habit I seen his decline in snap shots every month.

 

After a wrongful arrest (Not the guy) where he suffered 63 stitches in head wounds and surgery required to re-attach his nose, official findings by the Police were:

"An unfortunate and regrettable incident, but lessons have been learned"

Paranoia took over my son and he took his own life in his elder brothers bedroom on 29th December 2016.

 

You cannot talk to a drug addict, you cannot think same way as a drug addict.  Mothers and women have no idea about young male thinking.  Told my ex many times that if we had a 15year old daughter on drugs I would ask her what she were thinking as a 15 year old, my pleas of "Listen to me, I were his age once" fell on deaf ears.

 

My son knew he could get away with anything with mother, when I were home he behaved himself in the house.

 

Drugs are evil, it destroys lives, destroys families and leads to jail or death.  No other ending

 

1 hour ago, tmd5855 said:

worked 4wks on/off Oil&Gas

 

How did you keep your head straight at work? Some of those jobs are dangerous as hell and you've got to be able to focus on what you're doing.  

1 hour ago, tmd5855 said:

You cannot talk to a drug addict, you cannot think same way as a drug addict.  Mothers and women have no idea about young male thinking.  Told my ex many times that if we had a 15year old daughter on drugs I would ask her what she were thinking as a 15 year old, my pleas of "Listen to me, I were his age once" fell on deaf ears

 

You described, perfectly, what a friend of mine put his parents through 30 years ago. The mother leveraged the father to mitigate any punishment by paying generous restitution to anyone affected by their son's actions. 

 

My friend worked for me at the time and I gave him hell for putting his parents through that. His mother showed up at my jobsite the next day, shaking with rage because he had filled her head with lies (druggies are always the victim). Thankfully I was able to sort things out with his mother. Both of his parents are great people and I loved them.