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Surin man slits own throat after wife’s electrocution
Theerarak Suthathiwong
A Surin man has been arrested for allegedly electrocuting his
wife before slashing his own throat.
Amornthep Dahtong, 23, was found lying in a pool of blood in his ITOH
(Thailand) Co. dormitory, a deep knife wound to his neck. The bloody
body of his wife, 23-year-old Saranya Bunthuengjai, was discovered in a
nearby bathroom. Her body showed signs of electrical shocks, but no stab
wounds.
From the scene, police recovered a bloody fruit knife, an electrical
cord with its wires exposed and scattered pictures of the couple’s
8-month-old son.
ITOH manager Athichart Thipkrathok, 38, said the couple came to work in
Pattaya from Surin in May. Witnesses saw them fighting earlier and
investigated the room after smelling blood.
Saranya’s sister, Thunyalak Homniem, 20, said Amornthep called her after
cutting his own throat and had company workers break down the door.
Police said Amornthep suffers from chorea, an involuntary-movement
disorder for which he was taking medication. Investigators speculated he
had not taken his medication and killed his wife either intentionally or
by accident, then attempted suicide in grief.
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