Man Beaten to Death After Drunken Argument in Tak Province
A 47-year-old Myanmar national beat his elderly friend to death with a crutch on a cassava plantation in Tak Province after a drunken argument over insults to his parents, then attempted to flee across the border but was arrested due to sev
Two friends of different ages were drinking together when the older man insulted the younger man's parents repeatedly. Enraged and heavily intoxicated, the younger man gagged the older man with cloth and beat him with a crutch until he died, then attempted to flee across the border but was arrested due to extreme intoxication.
At 2 p.m. on August 7, 2026, Police Lieutenant Colonel Anuson Dangkong, superintendent of Phob Phra Police Station in Tak Province, received a report of an assault resulting in death on a cassava plantation near the entrance of Serirat Village 14, Moo 6, Chong Kaeb Subdistrict, Phob Phra District, Tak Province. He and relevant officers rushed to investigate.
At the scene, officers found the body of Mr. Tu Aung, a 70-year-old stateless Myanmar national who was disabled with paralysis of both arms and legs. His face and head bore severe blunt force injuries. A black cloth was tightly bound around his mouth. About 100 meters away, officers found drag marks leading from the body and a blood-stained blanket caught on the deceased's crutch, which were collected as evidence.
Investigation revealed the suspect was Mr. Athone, a 47-year-old Myanmar national, who was apprehended near the Thai-Myanmar border in a state of severe intoxication and brought to Phob Phra Police Station.
According to the investigation, before the incident, Mr. Athone and Mr. Tu Aung, who were close friends, had been drinking at a shelter near a cassava plantation. As intoxication increased, Mr. Tu Aung repeatedly insulted Mr. Athone's parents. In a drunken rage, Mr. Athone gagged the victim with cloth and repeatedly beat him with the victim's own crutch until he died, then dragged the body to hide it in the cassava field.
After committing the act, Mr. Athone attempted to flee across the border, but his extreme intoxication prevented him from running far. He was subsequently arrested by police. Mr. Athone initially confessed to the charges. Police transferred him to Phob Phra Police Station investigators for legal proceedings.
