Shocking telephone junction box theft attempt turns deadly for Thai men

Photo: by Nigeta Yuya, on Flickr

Two Thai men who attempted to steal a telephone junction box this morning met a tragic end due to a fatal electric shock. Their lifeless bodies were discovered at 6am today beside their Isuzu pickup truck in Soi Suksawat 62, Bang Mot, Thung Khru, Bangkok.

The individuals have been identified as 44 year old Somchok and 63 year old Kamphon. Both were mechanics who had partnered in this ill-fated crime.

The police, led by Deputy Superintendent Athikom Saengjit of Rat Burana Police Station, along with forensics and the Ruamkatanyu Foundation volunteers, arrived at the scene following a report of two fatalities. They discovered the bodies of both men lying near a wall behind their bronze Isuzu pickup.

Near the deceased, a large rectangular iron box was found, a metre in width, 1.5 metres in height, 1.3 centimetres thick, and…