A man wielding knives went on a rampage near a busy buying centre in Nonthaburi, Thailand, allegedly because of stress from being unemployed. Officers from the Bang Bua Thong Police Station have been alerted to the frenzied incident at around 8pm yesterday, which saw the person brandishing sharp weapons and attacking cars amongst nearby pedestrians.
At the scene, officers discovered a fifty one 12 months old man, Chaiwat, shirtless and sporting black trousers, behaving erratically while allegedly drunk. The man was holding knives in his arms and seemed to be uncontrolled in the shopping centre’s car park. Police tried 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 introduced two costs in opposition to him: carrying a lethal weapon in a public place with out cheap trigger and causing a commotion in a public area whereas drunk or underneath the influence of other substances.
An investigation revealed that Chaiwat was at present unemployed, which led to him experiencing stress and resorting to alcohol. Prior to the incident, he had consumed alcohol and triggered panic in public whereas visiting a buying centre. Additionally, Minutes stole steel from a automobile repair store located next to the car parking zone and damaged autos belonging to residents.
Initially, officers from the Bang Bua Thong Police Station apprehended Chaiwat and took him to the criminal investigation officer for processing the case beneath the legislation. Upon background examination, it was discovered that Chaiwat has a previous document for possession of firearms back in 2021..