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US man arrested after slashing Bangkok cop’s throat with box cutter
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A 29-year-old American man was arrested in Bangkok on 22 August after stealing from a convenience store and slashing a police officer in the neck with a box cutter before fleeing, police said.
Key facts
- A 29-year-old American man was arrested in Bangkok on 22 August after stealing from a convenience store and slashing a police officer in the neck with a box cutter before fleeing, police said.
- The incident happened at around 9:30 in the Suea Pa area
- Police from Metropolitan Police Division 6 launched a search involving investigators, patrol officers and traffic police
- Officers found him hiding in a temporary shelter near the circle and arrested him within 30 minutes of the attack
Summary
The incident happened at around 9:30 in the Suea Pa area. Police were alerted to a theft at a 7-Eleven store on Phadung Dao Road and dispatched officers to the scene.
Lt. Prasarn Somkanee, a traffic officer from Phra Ratchawang Police Station who was riding a motorcycle through the area, came across the incident and moved to intervene.