Frenzied Finn assaults himself in Pattaya
published : 27 Feb 2024 at 12:34
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Chaiyot Pupattanapong
A Finnish man who assaulted himself repeatedly with a knife, inflicting bloody cuts, was overpowered and then taken to hospital, in Pattaya early Tuesday morning.
Pattaya police and rescuers went to an apartment building in Soi Bua Khao about 3.36am, responding to reports of a frenzied foreigner loudly assaulting himself inside his room. Other residents of the building were unnerved by his actions.
The agitated man, a 29-year-old from Finland, was still inside his room on the third floor when police arrived. Loud noises were coming from the room.
A security guard opened the door and police overpowered the man.
There were blood stains on the floor and the man had knife wounds to his face and right shoulder.
He was given first aid and then taken to hospital.
Police were investigating.
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Vocabulary
- agitated (adj): anxious and nervous - ปั่นป่วน, กระวนกระวายใจ, ตื่นเต้น
- assault (verb): to attack someone violently, either physically or in some other way, e.g., smell - ทำร้ายร่างกาย, ทำร้าย
- frenzied (adj): involving a lot of activity and strong emotions in a way that is often violent or frightening and not under control - คลุ้มคลั่ง, บ้าคลั่ง
- investigate: to try to find out the facts about something in order to learn the truth about it - ตรวจสอบหาความจริง
- overpower: to defeat someone in a fight or game - ครอบครอง, เอาชนะ (ด้วยพละกำลัง)
- shoulder: one of the two parts of your body between your neck and the top of your arms - ไหล่
- unnerved: feeling nervous or frightened or losing confidence - ตกใจ, เสียขวัญ
- wound: an injury in which your skin or flesh is damaged - บาดแผล
