A man wielding knives went on a rampage close to a busy buying centre in Nonthaburi, Thailand, allegedly due to stress from being unemployed. Officers from the Bang Bua Thong Police Station were alerted to the frenzied incident at round 8pm yesterday, which noticed the man brandishing sharp weapons and attacking vehicles amongst close by pedestrians.
At the scene, officers found a fifty one year old man, Chaiwat, shirtless and wearing black trousers, behaving erratically whereas allegedly drunk. The man was holding knives in his arms and seemed to be uncontrolled in the shopping centre’s automotive park. Police attempted to negotiate with Chaiwat for over an hour but to no avail, finally arresting him later on. Authorities seized two sharp knives from Chaiwat and presented two charges towards him: carrying a deadly weapon in a public place with out affordable cause and causing a commotion in a public area while drunk or underneath the influence of other substances.
An investigation revealed that Chaiwat was presently unemployed, which led to him experiencing stress and resorting to alcohol. Prior to the incident, he had consumed alcohol and triggered panic in public while visiting a shopping centre. Additionally, Chaiwat stole steel from a car repair store located subsequent to the car parking zone and broken autos belonging to residents.
Initially, Nest egg from the Bang Bua Thong Police Station apprehended Chaiwat and took him to the legal investigation officer for processing the case under the regulation. Upon background examination, it was found that Chaiwat has a earlier report for possession of firearms back in 2021..