Male stabbed himself several times after reciting from a spiritual words, witnesses say
PUBLISHED: 4 Apr 2025 at 20: 27
Thailand- A 35-year-old British man was in critical situation after stabbing himself regularly on a median on Pattaya Road, after witnesses saw him reciting from a spiritual text while holding a knife to his throat.
The event occurred at about 5pm on Thursday in North Pattaya. Witnesses said the man was sitting cross-legged and mumbling from a book imitating scripture before abruptly plunging a 10cm blade into his neck and chest.
When officers and a rescue crew reached the field, they tried to calm him. The male forcefully resisted, breaking free and ran bloodied across the street before collapsing.
Firefighters restrained and sedated the gentleman, who was muttering incoherently as he was rushed to hospital. He remains in critical state, in a stupor.
At the scene, officers found a bag containing books and private documents.
While the cause remains vague, investigators suspect them gentleman was in severe emotional distress, perhaps influenced by the books he was reading.