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14yr-old boy drowns while swimming unsupervised under bridge.
At 15.30 hrs. On 12 June Prem or Wisawakakhom, a 14-year-old went swimming in the Phadung Krung Kasem canal. A place where it’s normal to see children jumping off a bridge as soon as a train passes by. On this day, he had waited for his friends but they never showed up so nobody saw him jumping off the bridge.
After he jumped and started swimming back to the surface a boat passing by didn’t see the boy and its propeller cut Prem’s wrist making it hard for him to swim. Prem never made it to the surface and drowned. The mother had reported him missing and told police he was last seen at the Phadung Khlong Kasem Canal Near Bo Bae Market.(Bangkok)
Therefore, the search and rescue team from the Ruamthuanyu foundation put on their scuba gear and searched for the 14-yr-old boy. 4 scuba diving officers search for about 30 minutes before finding Prem’s body. There were wounds from the boat propeller, teeth cut into his right wrist, torn all the way to the bone.
Nong Prem always came to play with friends who have houses in this area regularly. But whether his friends came or not, he always swam.
Prem was currently studying in Mattayom Ratchawinit School and was a good athlete. He had just made the team Thepsirin School after tryouts.
Source: https://siamrath.co.th
Photos: https://siamrath.co.th
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Police chain suspects doors and windows until next morning
On August 9, A man attacked an officer, took his gun, and fled to his house in Plang Yao District, Chachoengsao Province. The officer then tried to persuade him to surrender for more than 6 hours but still failed.
Later at 6:00 pm, Plangyao Police Station decided to send 50 officers from a special operations unit in Chachoengsao Province.
The standoff lasted until 11:00 p.m. and the villain still showed no signs of surrendering.
So, they decided to chain his doors and windows preventing him from escaping until the next day rather than risk any of the officers or even the suspect’s life.
Meanwhile, the Royal Thai Police in Chachoengsao Province started to process a search warrant for the next morning after leaving a couple of police officers to watch the house.
Later, Col. Sonthaya revealed that the perpetrator was named Mr. Anon, 45, at the house in Tha Bunmi Subdistrict, Koh Chan District, Chonburi Province, who went into a drunken methamphetamine rampage and destroyed his neighbor’s ricefields.
Police tried to intervene but Mr. Anont took a gun from Officer Or Sor and ran away. Mr. Anon’s daughter also reported his unusual behavior saying he was showing signs of aggressive behavior telling officers to exercise caution especially since he had a gun.
Police hope he will surrender after bringing a search warrant after the drugs wear off. To be continued……..
Later, it was reported that the suspect had escaped through the back of his house prior to officers boarding up his doors and windows. Police then conducted a search of the house and did not find the stolen gun. Police are still searching for the armed and dangerous suspect now.
Source and photos: https://www.khaosod.co.th/breaking-news/news_4678351
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2 Thai embassies hit by Covid-19 outbreaks
Thai embassies hit by Covid-19: Staff members of Thai embassies in Bahrain and Saudi Arabia have contracted the novel coronavirus, according to the Foreign Ministry. The embassy in Manama reported that a foreign employee suffering mild symptoms tested positive for Covid-19, ministry spokesman Cherdkiat Atthakor said on Sunday.
Source: 2 Thai embassies hit by Covid-19 outbreaks
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‘Sick’ policeman jumps to his death from hospital
A policeman in Si Sa Ket province who suffered from mental illness reportedly killed himself on Saturday (August 8) by jumping out of the hospital building. The deceased, Suwaroj Khumthong, 53, was a police officer at Muang Chan Police Station who was admitted to Sisaket Hospital due to his mental condition.
Source: ‘Sick’ policeman jumps to his death from hospital
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