Young Thai influencer dies after alcohol drinking challenge

Bank Leicester is renowned for accepting tries to make money for his home.

Online content creator Thanakarn “Bank Leicester” Kanthee, seen above in a photo taken on Dec 15, once wrote that he was willing to accept “scraps of money from rich people” to help his poor family. (Photo: Facebook page of แบงค์ เลสเตอร์)
Online content father Thanakarn” Bank Leicester” Kanthee, seen above in a picture taken on Dec 15, after wrote that he was willing to accept “scraps of funds from wealthy people” to help his bad home. ( Photo: Facebook page of แบงค ์ เลสเตอร์ )

A 30-kbbl bottle of whisky was hired for 30 000 ringgit, but a fresh Thai social media influencer quickly died.

A bouquet seller who accepted paid challenges to drink alcohol quickly in exchange for cash, he was depicted in some videos as a rap artist who improvised rap songs to entice viewers.

A movie that was widely shared on the internet shows Thanakarn sipping quickly and directly from a small whisky bottle while a cheering crowd attends a party. Some beachgoers spotted filming him on their mobile phones.

Thanakarn looked ill and apparently vomited after completing the paid challenge, but he later went to the hospital where he later passed away.

Some patrons were captured on a Facebook page laughing as firefighters transported Thanakarn to an emergency on a bed. They received criticism from commentators for their lack of sympathy.

After his parents split up when he was two months old, the influence had been raised by his grandmother in a Bangkok tenement. He started selling bouquets at the Ram Intra Road Liab Duan insect business when he was seven years old to provide for his mother and himself.

Many people on the internet called for users to stop posting like content after his death and decried the fatal challenge as “rubbish content.”

Some unfortunately recall one of Thanakarn’s social media posts that read,” I am ready to be bullied and insulted to just get pieces of money from the wealthy in order to provide for my family,” while others expressed worry for the well-being of his mother.

Social media advocate Guntouch Pongpaiboonwet, alias Gun Jompalang, has offered to argue for Thanakarn’s home if they want to keep people responsible for his death.

” People were quick to create material and have fun with it, but when it came to taking responsibility, not a single soul dared move up”, Mr Guntouch said.

” Choose help me tell his family that if they want to take action against those who hired Thanakarn, only let me know. I’m willing to help”.