A 39 year old man went on a temple rampage wielding a knife and threatening to attack three novices. Upon receiving the report, a team of voluntary police officers rushed to the scene, with one officer sustaining injuries in the process.
Upon reaching the temple rampage scene, located at Wat Pa Somanat Santayaram in Nong Khon Kwang, a 63 year old voluntary police officer, Anek Sahai Kaen, was found with two cuts on his forehead.
The suspect, identified as Nathee Meebun, who was still in a state of frenzy, was subdued and successfully disarmed by the police with the help of a baton. A search of Nathee’s residence revealed no further incidents of violence or harm to other individuals. The wounded officer, Anek, admitted to being under the influence of drugs, which he consumed after work.
Anek revealed that he had been instructed to intervene in a…
