Mental ill man attacks bank manager after 1 billion baht request refused

A Thai man with mental health issues attacked a bank manager with a knife after the manager refused to give him 1 billion baht, inside the Bank of Agriculture and Agricultural Cooperatives (BAAC) in the Isaan province of Loei.

CCTV footage of the incident was handed to the media yesterday, July 26, showing a man in a striped shirt rushing into the bank manager’s office and attacking him. The security guard immediately intervened and removed the attacker from the premises, while other customers present at the bank quickly took cover and dashed to safety.

BAAC staff members refused to provide details to the media and demanded they reveal where they got the CCTV footage.

ThaiRath eventually obtained crucial details regarding the attacker. According to their media report, the attacker was a 64 year old man named Surasak.

On the incident day, Surasak visited the…