Man With Mental Illness Attacks Woman, Injures Her Son
A man suspected of having mental illness attacked a 60-year-old woman with a stick near Tal Lom Temple in Chachoengsao on July 27, then beat her son when he confronted him, leaving residents fearful and demanding authorities intervene.
Residents near Tal Lom Temple in Muang District, Chachoengsao Province, are living in fear following incidents on July 27, 2025, involving a man locals say suffers from mental illness who has been attacking residents and chasing them with a wooden stick in the street. One Facebook user posted: "This person is mentally unstable. He should be placed somewhere that doesn't cause trouble for residents. He yells and fights every day."
CCTV footage captured two men wielding sticks and attacking each other on a street in Tesaban Pattana Soi 1, near Tal Lom Temple. Residents explained that before the incident, a 60-year-old woman went to buy groceries near a pork shop when the attacker hit her right arm with a wooden stick. She later went to a hospital for examination and filed a police report.
When her son later approached the man to ask why he attacked his mother, a quarrel broke out and he was beaten on the head with a stick, suffering wounds that bled. Ms. Sumittha, 60, the injured woman, revealed that while she was out buying groceries in the morning, she saw the perpetrator and fled into a roasted pork shop. However, the attacker followed her inside and struck her right arm once before leaving. A monk intervened, but the attacker seemed ready to return and harm the monk as well.
When her son confronted the attacker, he was hit on the head with a stick and received injuries with two separate lacerations. She expressed fear because the perpetrator usually carries a knife and stick at all times, and all residents in the area are worried. She wants relevant authorities to take care of the situation and bring the attacker in for treatment. Both she and her son have already received medical treatment and filed reports.
Ms. A, 33, owner of the CCTV camera, revealed that the incident began when the white-shirted man's mother was attacked before his son confronted the perpetrator, leading to the chase and attack seen in the video. She identified the perpetrator as someone residents believe suffers from mental illness, speaks incoherently, and regularly roams the area.
The camera owner also stated that her house is adjacent to the incident site and she has 3-4 young children living there, making her fearful that if the attacker experiences a mental episode, he may break into her house and endanger the children. She wants relevant authorities to investigate and take the perpetrator for treatment or care at an appropriate facility for public safety.
When the reporter spoke with Mr. M, identified by residents as the perpetrator, his responses to questions about the incident were rambling and unclear, with signs that he struggles to communicate coherently about what happened.
