Mentally ill Thai man punches medical worker in central Thailand

A mentally ill Thai man punched a medical worker in the face as he prepared an injection at the Bang Luang sub-district Health Promoting Centre in the central province of Pathum Thani.

The incident, which occurred at around 11am on February 2, was captured on CCTV. The medical worker shared the footage on Facebook, revealing that the patient, with mental health issues, punched him in the face.

In the video, the patient is seen preparing an injection by taking off his belt. After walking around the room, he approached the medical worker, said something, and suddenly punched him in the face. The frightened medical worker then fled to the safety of another room.

According to the medical worker in the video, the assailant arrived at the health centre accompanied by his mother. She discreetly gestured quietly to her son before leading him to a separate room, where she revealed to him…