A school teacher was set upon and severely beaten by a gang of high-school students and their relatives at a school in Samut Prakan’s tough Samrong District on Wednesday.
Earlier the same day, unknown parties had lobbed three “ping pong ball” explosives into the grounds of Khlong Krathum Rat Bamrung Uthit School. Fortunately, no students were injured by the blasts.
That evening, Panya Chanyoi, a 41-year-old teacher, was checking the school’s perimeter on a scooter as a security measure following the attack.
He had also received reports that students from another institution planned to attack pupils from his school later that day.
Later in the evening, Panya came across three teenage students on two motorbikes: Tun, 15, Iang, 14, and Phon, 15. Their names have been changed in accordance with Thai law.
When he confronted them, they gave him “the finger”, so he took down their names and ID numbers.
The teenagers cursed at him, so he slapped Tun and Phon on the head. Then Iang and Phon rode away on their motorbike, shouting that they were going to come back to get their revenge.
Panya took Tun into the school to question him further with other teachers.
While they were questioning the boy, Phon and Iang returned with Phon’s older brother Chalermphon Buchathian, 21, and a gang of other men.
Chalermphon, who was holding a motorbike helmet, started demanding to know “who the hell hit my little brother?”
When Panya told him to calm down, Chalermphon smashed him in the face with the helmet, knocking out three of his teeth.
Then the whole group, including the students, piled on the teacher, beating him heavily.
When a female teacher tried to stop the attack, Chalermphon pointed in her face, shouting: “Why the hell did you touch me, bitch? Don’t interfere.”
Police eventually arrived at the scene and arrested Chalermphon. He confessed to attacking Panya, saying he was angry because no one answered his questions.
Chalermphon and other members of the group will be charged with assault.
The fate of Tun, Iang and Phon was not reported.
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Story: Khao Sod
