Drug-induced hallucination leads to violent assault on two young boys in Bangkok

A man under the influence of marijuana and cough syrup mixed with kratom severely hallucinated, chased and injured two young boys aged six and nine with a blunted knife.

Plc Yongyut Thongma, an investigative officer at the Chok Chai Police Station, was notified about the violent assault on the two boys. The incident took place in front of a porridge shop within the Soi Lat Phrao 87, Junction 5 (Chantra Suk Community) in the Klong Chao Khun Sing Subdistrict, Lat Phrao District, Bangkok. The officer, along with Plc Setthaphon Srisakorn, the head of the Chok Chai Police Station, his deputy, Plc Polkrit Thipayatatsanan, and Plc Pichit Khamyot, another deputy, rushed to the scene. They were accompanied by the Chok Chai Police Station’s investigative team and emergency responders.

At the scene, they found the six year old boy with a serious head injury. He…