A 67-year-old driver had a harrowing escape when his modified Nissan Sefiro caught fire near a traffic light in Si Saket on August 4, 2025, at 5:45 p.m. He was returning home after failing to locate an old engine he had left at a technical college when he noticed the smell of leaking gasoline at a red light. As he slowly moved the car toward the roadside to investigate, white smoke and flames suddenly shot from the engine compartment. He immediately opened the door and fled the vehicle just as the fire spread violently through the cabin. "If I had been even a second slower, I could have been trapped inside," he recalled. Rescue teams from Si Saket Municipality and the Phetchkasem Foundation responded quickly, temporarily halting traffic to allow fire trucks to spray water and chemical agents, eventually containing the blaze. The vehicle had been modified with a 1JZ engine and equipped with an LPG fuel system, but the owner clarified he had not used the gas system for an extended period and relied solely on gasoline. He believes a fuel system malfunction caused the leak and subsequent ignition in the engine bay.

On August 4, 2025, a reporter visited a row house in Soi Gok Lang, Ban Thung La Han, Moo 8, Huai Yai Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chon Buri Province, to investigate a 2018 shooting incident. Paong, then 43, opened fire on the row house with a firearm, injuring one resident. He was arrested by Huai Yai Police, charged, and imprisoned, before being released in June 2026. He subsequently committed two murder cases that claimed five lives.

According to interviews with the row house owner and witnesses, the incident stemmed from a confrontation between Paong and a man named Bom, 24, who had ridden a loud motorcycle past him in the alley. After an initial argument and scuffle, the two separated. Approximately ten minutes later, Paong returned on his motorcycle and opened fire on the row house, firing about five rounds. Everyone fled to safety. Later that night, as Bom stepped outside to urinate, Paong fired two more shots, striking Bom in the abdomen and causing severe injury. Bom was rushed to Bang Lamung Hospital.

When police arrested Paong, they did not recover the firearm. He confessed that he had used a .38 caliber revolver and threw it into the sea near a temple. Divers and metal detection equipment were deployed to search, but the weapon was never recovered. Police suspected Paong may have hidden the gun with someone else or concealed it elsewhere. Paong was charged with attempted murder and gun law violations under Warrant No. 444/2561, issued on October 7, 2561 (2018). He was apprehended on October 13, 2018, at his residence in Pong Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District.

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A 34-year-old man was found dead after being stabbed in the neck by a friend who broke into his townhouse in Talat Khwan subdistrict, Muang district, Nonthaburi province on August 4, 2025, at 6:30 p.m. Police Captain Chayachai Nathonkan, commander of Muang Nonthaburi Police Station, led investigators and rescue personnel to the scene, where they discovered the victim lying on his back with a critical stab wound to the left side of his neck. Responders attempted CPR and provided first aid, but the victim was pronounced dead at the scene. Forensic pathologists were called to conduct an autopsy.

Initial investigation revealed that the attacker broke into the victim's home and stabbed him with a knife before fleeing on a white Honda motorcycle with his girlfriend, with no license plate information available. A witness stated that the attacker entered without speaking, struck the victim first, then stabbed him. The witness initially thought it was horseplay since the two were friends, but recalled they had previously argued over a woman. The witness attempted to intervene, but the attacker fled with his wife. The exact cause of their dispute remains unclear.

Police have taken the victim's body to the hospital and launched an investigation to track down and apprehend the suspect for legal proceedings.

A deeply disturbing case has emerged from Wang Sam Mao district in Udon Thani province, where a drug-addicted son assaulted his own mother after breaking into the bathroom. The mother sought help from the subdistrict headman, who apprehended the suspect and handed him over to police.

The incident occurred on the night of July 29 at a home in Wang Sam Mao subdistrict. A 53-year-old woman (identified as Ms. A for privacy) reported to subdistrict headman Ms. Srocha Thanomphakdi that her son, high on drugs, kicked down the bathroom door, strangled her, and assaulted her in the bathroom before dragging her to assault her again on a bed. Despite her pleas and telling him "I'm your mother," he refused to stop and continued assaulting her from 10 p.m. until midnight. The mother seized an opportunity when her son fell asleep and called for help.

The subdistrict headman and village security officers rushed to the house, finding the 25-year-old son (identified as Mr. B) naked on a bed. When questioned, he initially denied the crime but eventually confessed to assaulting his mother and taking six methamphetamine tablets before committing the act. The mother confirmed to police that she was pressing full charges and pleaded that her son remain incarcerated, saying she would die if he were released.

According to subdistrict security officer Mr. Anawat Laddao, Mr. B has been using drugs since ages 17-18 and has undergone rehabilitation seven times. He has repeatedly harmed his mother, prompting her to spend her municipal sanitation worker salary of approximately 7,000 baht per month plus an additional 6,000-7,000 baht monthly to send him to a rehabilitation center in Chachoengsao province. After nearly two years in treatment, he escaped and returned to his mother, only to resume drug use within four months. About a week before the assault, an uncle passed away, and Mr. B earned money from funeral donations, which he spent on drugs before attacking his mother.

An elderly lawyer was found dead in his car after it veered off the road two days earlier. Police are awaiting interviews with relatives to determine the cause of death. At 5:00 PM on August 4, 2569, officers from Huay Luang Sub-Police Station in Udon Thani received a report of a deceased person in a sedan parked beside a drainage canal in Ban Dong Nong Phot, Chiang Yuen subdistrict, Udon Thani city. Officers coordinated with Udon Thani city police, hospital staff, rescue teams, and volunteers to investigate.

At the scene, a black Chevrolet Optra with Udon Thani plates was found tilted on its side near the canal with a foul odor emanating from inside. The body of 69-year-old Krittapas was discovered dressed in a white long-sleeved shirt, black trousers, and black loafers with one shoe missing. A necktie hung on the rear-view mirror, and the body lay across the front seats with the gear in D and the key on the seat. Vomit was visible near the driver's door. A blue backpack containing law documents, attorney credentials, and government papers was recovered. Autopsy findings showed blood from the mouth but no signs of trauma or struggle, with death estimated to have occurred approximately two days prior.

Nang Thip Yarat Meechai, village headwoman of Ban Dong Nong Phot, explained that the car had been parked since yesterday morning (August 3) but no one dared to open it. The tinted windows made it impossible to see inside, so residents assumed it was an accident victim taken to the hospital. When a rescue volunteer approached the car that evening and detected a foul smell, they opened it and discovered the deceased man. Police initially theorize that the deceased, nicknamed "Lawyer Muang," drove to visit friends in the area for drinks and was heading home when his chronic illness flared up, causing him to lose control and veer off the road. He then pulled the key and lay down to rest, but nobody found or helped him. The body has been sent to the medical examiner pending family contact for funeral arrangements.