Man Stabbed While Trying to Help Friend, Then Arrested Again
A 20-year-old man was stabbed in the face during a violent confrontation at a neighbor's home in Nonthaburi on July 11, after he allegedly broke in to help a friend. Despite initially reconciling with his neighbor, he was later arrested on
A Facebook page sharing video footage described a violent encounter in which a teenager broke into a neighbor's home at night to help a friend, only to be stabbed in the face and nearly blinded. The incident occurred on July 11 at a house on Bang Si Muang Soi 19 in Nonthaburi at 10 p.m. The 20-year-old suspect, Panaphut, filed a report at Bang Si Muang Police Station and returned again on July 30 to provide details.
According to Panaphut's account, the conflict began when he and his neighbor Kaem had a minor exchange. When Kaem returned with a machete and attempted to harm Panaphut's father, Panaphut stabbed him in self-defense, resulting in injuries to both. Though Panaphut initially wanted to end the matter—even visiting Kaem to apologize without filing charges—tensions flared again on July 29 when Kaem and others came to his home shouting and shaking the gate, all wearing full helmets.
When interviewed at his home, Kaem claimed the original conflict stemmed from a previous theft and that Panaphut's friend had entered his house first, prompting him to retrieve a weapon to help. He stated he could not recall details from the initial fight but remembered being struck near the eye and stabbed, leaving him at risk of blindness. After the July 11 incident, Panaphut visited Kaem at a rented room to apologize without filing a complaint, hoping to resolve the matter. However, his friend allegedly returned to Kaem's home without his knowledge, leading to Kaem filing trespassing charges against Panaphut instead.
