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Police arrest 11 thugs over hospital strife
SAMUT PRAKAN: Police have arrested 11 young men after rioting broke out at two hospitals in Phra Pradaeng district on Sunday after a brawl between two rival groups that left one man dead and two injured.
Pol Col Panlop Aramla, deputy commander of Samut Prakan provincial police, said the arrests were made after investigators had obtained photos of the rioting captured by closed circuit television cameras at the two hospitals, as well as statements from two injured teenagers.
Pol Col Panlop said the rioting men damaged medical equipment at the two hospitals — Vibharam Chaiprakarn Hospital and Muangsamut Poo Chao Hospital.
Samrong Tai police chief investigator Pol Lt Col Sumeth Salee said the two groups of men began fighting early on Sunday evening in front of a house in Moo 10 village in tambon Bang Ya Phraek.
One man, Ratchapong Wassana, 22, was stabbed in the right of his chest and seriously injured. He fell unconscious and was rushed by friends to Vibharam Chaiprakarn Hospital in Phra Pradaeng district.
Two members of the other group, identified later as Thanapol Thongchaiya, 21, and Chayakorn Hachai, 20, were also injured. They were admitted to Muangsamut Hospital, a few kilometres away from Vibharam Chaiprakarn Hospital.
At around 6pm at Vibharam Chaiprakarn Hospital, where Ratchapong was being treated in an emergency ward, about 20 of his friends arrived on motorcycles.
A doctor told them and a group of relatives that Ratchapong had died, despite their best efforts to save his life. This enraged his friends, who went on the rampage — attacking the doctors other hospital staff and sending them fleeing in fear.
The rioting men damaged medical equipment, smashed glass doors and windows of the emergency ward and whatever they could lay their hands on. The mob then learned that two injured members of the other gang were in Muangsamut Poo Chao Hospital. They abruptly left on motorcycles, heading for the other hospital.
About 7.30pm on Sunday they arrived at Muangsamut Poo Chao Hospital on Poo Chao Saming Phrai Road. Carrying lengths of wood and even floor mops, they forced their way into the emergency ward where the two injured men were being treated, attacked the men’s friends and began destroying equipment and furniture.
A nurse in the hospital said they followed their rivals everywhere, even in an emergency room and fought against each other inside that room. Witnesses said the rampaging mob fled in all directions as police arrived at the scene.
Source: Police arrest 11 thugs over hospital strife
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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.
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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.
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