Jealousy, drugs wreak havoc
A young man in Bangkok killed his girlfriend of nine years after succumbing to a drug-induced meltdown.
Wat Phraya Krai police in Bang Kholaem nabbed Rungrort, 24, after he attacked his girlfriend Minthira, or Ploy, also 24, over the head with a clothes iron, stabbed her with a sword knife, and smashed her in the face with a soda water bottle.
She died in the bedroom of his father’s place where the couple had moved just two days before, following an earlier incident in which he attacked someone at a place he and his girlfriend were renting.
Rungrort, a food delivery rider, and Ploy, who worked in a restaurant, have a two-year-old son. His father, Pornchai, 64, said Ploy has stuck by him faithfully for nine years despite his problems with drinking, marijuana, and speed, which he believes fuelled the attack.
Rungrort, who admits taking…
