PHICHIT — A 61-year-old construction worker allegedly stabbed his 31-year-old nurse assistant girlfriend to death inside a pickup truck in Phichit province on Saturday night, before attempting to take his own life. The suspect, identified as Mr. Sombat, remains in critical condition under police guard at Phichit Hospital’s intensive care unit.

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The victim, Ms. Pojana, sustained fatal stab wounds to her chest, back, and neck during a heated argument while the couple was driving along Road 117 in Nong Lum subdistrict. Police reports indicate that Sombat, a recent widower who had been in a relationship with the victim for four to five months, was driven by jealousy over their age gap and suspicions she was seeing younger men.

Sombat had borrowed his employer’s pickup truck earlier that day, taking a half-day off work to collect Ms. Pojana from Sukhothai. During the return journey, an argument escalated into violence, with Sombat using a knife he brought with him to attack her. After the killing, he called his employer to confess before attempting suicide with the same weapon.

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Phichit Police Commander Pol Maj Gen Thadet Klomklien confirmed that the motive appeared to be personal jealousy. Investigators are awaiting Sombat’s recovery to formally charge him with murder. The case has shocked the local community, highlighting concerns about intimate partner violence and mental health crises. Authorities continue to gather evidence and interview witnesses to reconstruct the timeline of the tragic incident.

-Thailand News (TN)