Brutal Brother-in-Law Attacks Senior, Slashes Face Before Being Arrested
A 65-year-old man suffered severe facial wounds after his intoxicated brother-in-law attacked him with a machete in Phetchabun province on May 8; the suspect was arrested and faces assault charges.
On May 9, 2569, authorities reported that at 6 p.m. on May 8, officials from the Nong Phai Mutual Aid Foundation received a report from the village headman of Moo 3, Non Si Thong, Bo Thai subdistrict, Nong Phai district, Phetchabun province, regarding an assault involving a machete that caused severe lacerations to the ears and face. Officers and the subdistrict headman rushed to the scene and found the victim, Mr. Adul (surname withheld), 65 years old, suffering from deep wounds to the ear and left side of his face. He was given first aid and transported to Nong Phai Hospital.
Investigators discovered a wooden stick with bloodstains near a wooden cot at the scene. The suspect, Mr. Yut (surname withheld), 60 years old and the brother-in-law of the victim, was apprehended at his adjacent home. He was found intoxicated and admitted to the attack. According to preliminary questioning, the victim had been resting in a hammock when the intoxicated brother-in-law suddenly entered wielding a sugarcane cutting machete and slashed the victim's face repeatedly without warning. The victim grabbed a wooden stick to defend himself before the suspect fled back to his house with the machete.
Investigating officers from Na Chaleang Police Station have charged him with assault causing serious bodily injury. Whether charges of attempted murder will be filed depends on further medical examination. A more detailed investigation is underway.
