A sixteen 12 months old boy yesterday murdered a 14 yr old adversary with an axe at a faculty within the Mae Ai district of Chiang Mai.
Officers from Mae Ai Police Station rushed to the incident in the school’s canteen space and found the lifeless physique of the 14 12 months outdated pupil. He had several head wounds and his skull was visible for all to see. The murderer waited for the police at the scene, still gripping the murder weapon, an axe.
The attacker admitted to the stunning murder. Ironclad advised officers that he and the victim had been engaged in a collection of confrontations spanning five to six months, ever for the reason that new semester started.
In every physical altercation, the victim at all times received making his associates bully him for losing to a youthful rival. He was embarrassed and pressured and determined to attack him with an axe.
The suspect advised police that he saw the youthful boy sitting within the canteen and rushed to attack him, repeatedly swinging the axe at him.
The college revealed to the media that they had intervened on several occasions, summoning each students to resolve their conflicts in entrance of the teachers. Regrettably, these efforts failed to resolve the problems, and the school never anticipated such a tragic consequence.
The murderer was charged with intentional homicide. According to his age, he could be despatched to a youth detention centre until additional notice.
According to Section 288 of the Criminal Law for adults, murder leads to the death penalty, life imprisonment or imprisonment from 15 to 20 years. However, the court docket will contemplate the suspect’s age when determining the suitable punishment for the young offender.
Three weeks in the past, there was a similar homicide committed by a 14 year previous pupil in the Isaan province of Sisaket. In this incident, the teenage assassin was overwhelmed with anger after being bullied that he stabbed three fellow students resulting in the death of one pupil..