Taxi Driver Beaten to Death and Robbed, Body Left in Ayutthaya Rice Field; Police Launch Manhunt for Brutal Killer
A 65-year-old taxi driver was beaten to death and robbed in a remote rice field near Ayutthaya, with police launching a manhunt for the suspect who lured him to the isolated location.
At 5:30 p.m. on May 5, 2569, Deputy Inspector Theerawat Saradie of Chang Yai Police Station in Bang Thai District, Ayutthaya Province, received a report of a body found in a rural area near Highway 9 between Bang Pa-in and Bang Bua Thong. Officers and hospital staff rushed to the scene about 1 kilometer from the main road in an abandoned forest area that was once a liquor distillery waste dump.
The victim, identified as 65-year-old Prasayat from Bang Kha-Yaeng Subdistrict, Pathum Thani Province, was found lying face-down in a pool of blood wearing a blue shirt and joggers. He had a severe head wound across his forehead approximately 5 centimeters wide. A green and yellow Toyota taxi with Bangkok registration was parked nearby with both front doors open. Blood was found on the driver and passenger seats and door, with one sandal near the accelerator pedal and another on the ground nearby. A lighter and baseball cap were also discovered at the scene.
Initial investigation revealed the body was discovered by a local resident fishing in the desolate area. The taxi, though maintaining taxi-style markings and vacant indicators, was no longer registered as public transportation. Police suspect the driver lured the victim to this remote location before committing the violent robbery and murder.
Police transported the body for autopsy and launched a full investigation to gather evidence and identify the suspect for prosecution.
