Police consider murder charge for teen stabber

A Mathayom 6 student who stabbed a fellow student in the neck with a piece of broken glass at their school in Pathum Thani on Friday has confessed to the crime and could be charged with attempted murder, according to provincial police.

The 19-year-old high school senior, accompanied by his relatives, acknowledged a charge of assault at the Muang Pathum Thani police station on Monday.

Police also interviewed the victim of the attack, an 18-year-old male student, after he was discharged from Pathum Thani Hospital,

The assailant allegedly confessed to attacking his fellow student out of anger. He asked for forgiveness from both the victim and his parents before hugging him.

According to investigators, the assailant said he lashed out because the victim and his friends had provoked him. He also admitted he had a problem controlling his anger.

The student, who has been suspended from school after the incident, was brought up by relatives as his parents worked overseas.

According to the relatives, the youth has a serious issue with anger management and had been on medication for many years. 

Police were investigating to see whether the assailant had intended to take the victim's life. If so, he will be charged with attempted murder.

Vocabulary

  • assailant: someone who violently attacks another person - ผู้ทำร้าย
  • assault: attacking someone violently - การทำร้ายร่างกาย
  • charge: to accuse someone officially of committing a crime - ตั้งข้อกล่าวหา
  • discharge: to allow someone officially to leave somewhere, especially a hospital or a court of law - ได้รับอนุญาตให้ออกจาก
  • forgiveness: the act of forgiving somebody; willingness to forgive somebody - การให้อภัย, การอภัยโทษ
  • hug: the action of putting your arms round someone to show your love or friendship - การกอด
  • intend: to plan to do; to want to happen - ตั้งใจให้เกิดขึ้น, วางแผนไว้
  • lashed out: when someone is criticised angrily - ประนามอย่างรุนแรง
  • medication: a medicine, or a set of medicines or drugs used to improve a particular condition or illness - ยารักษาโรค
  • provoke: to deliberately try to cause a reaction, especially an angry one - ยั่วยุอารมณ์, ทำให้โกรธ
  • suspended (verb): not allowed to participate or to do a job for a period of time; not allowed to be used for a period of time - ถูกระงับ

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