Property boundary dispute in Kamphaeng Phet turns deadly

A dispute over property boundaries between neighbours in Kamphaeng Phet province ended in tragedy when a 32 year old man was fatally stabbed.

The confrontation occurred in front of a house on a street in Moo 7, Pang Tawai subdistrict, Pang Silathong district. The incident unfolded at approximately 9.50pm when police from the Pang Silathong Police Station received reports of a violent altercation resulting in a death.

Police arrived to find 32 year old Chaiya lying dead on the road, having suffered four stab wounds. The injuries were located beneath his left breast, on his neck, on both sides of his torso, and on his fingers. The scene was a painful tableau for his mother, who witnessed her son collapse and die in her arms after staggering home covered in blood.

Chaiya’s mother recounted the events leading up to the tragedy. She explained that her son had been embroiled in a heated argument with his neighbour, 68 year old Chamnong. The two families have long been at odds over a boundary dispute.

Tensions escalated as the argument turned into a shouting match with threats of physical violence. She intervened, urging her son to walk away, believing the situation had been defused. However, unbeknownst to her, the confrontation reignited, leading to the fatal stabbing.

“I only found out when I went to call my son’s wife back into the house,” she recounted. “I saw my son, bleeding, walking out to collapse and die in my arms on the road.”

She quickly alerted the police to the situation. Meanwhile, Chamnong fled the scene following the attack, reported KhaoSod.

The ongoing feud between the two families reportedly stems from a long-standing boundary dispute. The victim’s family had raised the level of their land, causing soil to spill over into Chamnong’s property, who then attempted to remove the earth from his land.

This conflict over land encroachment and property lines had been a contentious issue, simmering over time and leading to frequent verbal clashes.