A 30-year-old Chinese student fatally stabbed his 21-year-old Thai girlfriend in a dormitory near Bangkok University in Pathum Thani before jumping from a nine-storey building to his death in the early hours of 5 April 2026. Police discovered the male suspect’s body at around 01:30 and later found the female victim dead inside a room on the eighth floor. The case has shocked the local community due to its brutality and the apparent sequence of events.

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Officers returned to the site to inspect the room at approximately 10:30 on 5 April, where they found the body of Miss Nattanicha, a first-year humanities student from Uthai Thani. She was discovered in the bathroom with multiple stab wounds to the neck, head, chest and arms and had been dead for an estimated 12 to 24 hours. The room showed signs of disturbance, with belongings scattered and a blood-stained knife recovered near a desk.

Investigators also found several English messages written in blood on the walls, expressing sentiments such as “I have to go” and “understanding is more important than money”. The male suspect, identified as Mr Danzeng Pingcuo, was also a first-year humanities student and in a relationship with the victim. Police believe the couple had an ongoing argument prior to the attack, supported by witness accounts of heated phone conversation earlier.

CCTV footage established a timeline of movements on 4 and 5 April, showing the suspect entering and leaving the room multiple times. The victim entered the room at 20:44 on 4 April and was not seen leaving. At 01:59 on 5 April, the suspect exited the room wearing different clothes with blood stains on his trousers, briefly returned and no further movement was recorded before his fatal jump.

Amarin reported that police suspect the man killed his girlfriend, injured himself, wrote messages in his own blood and then jumped from the rear balcony in an attempt to evade responsibility. Authorities reported the investigation remains ongoing and have transferred both bodies to Thammasat University Hospital for detailed autopsies to determine and confirm the exact causes of death.

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Adapted by ASEAN Now Amarin 6 Apr 2026

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What a terrible tragedy for everyone involved- and their families will be devastated too

RIP

It must take a pretty convoluted thought process to kill a woman and then kill yourself over a relationship that's not working out. His internal thoughts must have been something like this.

I'm so hurt and I'm feeling so rejected that things aren't working out. I just don't think she understands me and I am Mr. Incredible, so why would any woman reject me? If I can't have her then she doesn't deserve to live, and neither do I.

Unfortunately there are a lot of people in this world who just have not been given the proper tools to process problems and issues, and a lot of that is due to the Lost Art of Parenting.

The 4 inch mental issues strike again. You cannot defeat the Green Eyed Monster with that size.

1 hour ago, spidermike007 said:

It must take a pretty convoluted thought process to kill a woman and then kill yourself over a relationship that's not working out. His internal thoughts must have been something like this.

I'm so hurt and I'm feeling so rejected that things aren't working out. I just don't think she understands me and I am Mr. Incredible, so why would any woman reject me? If I can't have her then she doesn't deserve to live, and neither do I.

Unfortunately there are a lot of people in this world who just have not been given the proper tools to process problems and issues, and a lot of that is due to the Lost Art of Parenting.

No sir, he was spoiled by his parents, especially his mom and Grandmother. He was never thought how to accept rejection and deal with it, because he was pampered all his life and got away with his behavior because he is a boy.

RIP to the 2 victims. Mental health issues have caused this terrible tragedy. It's usually the poor white trash that do these terrible things, so I'm surprised its a different race this time.

Quality Chinese visitors that the Thai's love. Mainly those in the Thermae Bar of Bangkok.

Very, very sad. RIP Miss Nattanicha and Mr Danzeng Pingcuo.

Perhaps his problem could be solved easily and both go to their own way.

Think before taking any action, don’t take any action before thinking.

2 hours ago, Homburg said:

Very, very sad. RIP Miss Nattanicha and Mr Danzeng Pingcuo.

I have a deeply profound philosophical question.

Why should a murderer "Rest in Peace"?

We are so ignorant of death. The only conception we have is that "death must be one long restful sleep".

I doubt that's what awaits a murderer after death.

12 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

“understanding is more important than money”.

Yeah, money problems.

Just break up, save up more money, and then find a girlfriend when your pockets are deep enough.

That 9-year age difference is not a good start.

Then, I think that cross-national relationships are not a good idea, unless absolutely necessary.

Unfortunately, this girl had already entered a relationship with this much older student BEFORE she knew anything about his background or family history, or class background.

This is not a good idea.

I feel sorry of young Thai girls that follow this route, trying to meet some dark-eyed stranger from a foreign land.