Drug-Addicted Grandson Arrested After Beating Elderly Grandmother
A 31-year-old man was arrested in Uthai Thani province after beating his 81-year-old grandmother and threatening to kill both her and his mother; police found him using drugs and charged him with assault and possession.
On August 15, 2026, Lan Sak District narcotics police in Uthai Thani province responded to reports of a young man involved in drug use who had assaulted his grandmother, striking and kicking her while she lay in bed, and threatening to slit the throats of both his mother and grandmother if they sat together. Officers coordinated with local administration and found the suspect, identified as Komsan, 31, just waking up and smoking inside the house in Pradoo Yuean subdistrict. A body fluid test confirmed drug use. He was charged with assault causing harm to others and drug possession.
The grandmother, aged 81, and his mother, aged 53, filed a complaint at Lan Sak Police Station. When questioned, Komsan admitted to drug use but claimed he could not remember how many pills he had taken. He said he purchased the drugs from outside the area, originally intending to buy 30 pills but receiving only 2, which he admitted to consuming. He denied assaulting his grandmother, claiming he only verbally scolded her.
Komsan's mother stated that his grandmother suffered from confusion and memory loss, sometimes rambling at night, which she believed frustrated her son who complained of insomnia. She said he suddenly became angry and struck and kicked the grandmother in bed, and previously threatened to sit both her and his mother together before using a knife to slit their throats. She asked police to prosecute her son. Lan Sak Police and local administration provided dry rations to comfort the grandmother, who faces financial hardship and the trauma of this incident.
