A municipal officer was stabbed in the hand with a pen by an intoxicated Chinese man during a violent confrontation in front of a popular Pattaya shopping mall. The incident occurred in the early hours of the morning, around 01:30 on October 18 on Pattaya Second Road, leading to the suspect’s detention by authorities from the Pattaya City municipal enforcement team.

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The suspect, believed to be a Chinese national between 35 and 40 years of age, was reportedly in a violent and incoherent state when officers approached him to investigate a disturbance. According to officials, the situation escalated rapidly when the man, who had been behaving erratically, suddenly pulled a pen from an officer’s own shirt pocket and stabbed the officer in the hand. The team quickly subdued the aggressive individual and took him into custody before transferring him to the Pattaya City Police Station for detention.

Drunk Chinese man goes on a rampage, stabs municipal officer's hand with a pen in front of a Pattaya mall

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Witnesses at the scene confirmed the suspect’s heavily intoxicated condition. One witness, a 20-year-old identified only as Mr. Honda, reported seeing the man sitting outside the mall prior to the officers’ arrival. He described the individual as appearing drunk and disoriented before his demeanor turned suddenly aggressive during the questioning. The witness account suggested the stabbing occurred when the suspect, who initially seemed to be attempting to harm himself, instead injured the officer during the ensuing scuffle.

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A police search of the man yielded no passport or identification documents to confirm his identity or nationality. Officers stated that the suspect resisted questioning and remained too intoxicated to provide any coherent information. He is being held in a cell at the Pattaya City Police Station until he sobers up, at which point formal questioning and legal proceedings will commence. Authorities have directed municipal officers to log the incident officially as evidence. The injured officer received prompt medical attention for his hand wound, and no other injuries were reported.

-Thailand News (TN)