Two teenage students were killed and another seriously injured in a brawl between two rival groups in front of a housing estate in Bangkok’s Bang Na district on Saturday night. Seven teenagers, including the injured, are being questioned by police.
The two deceased, identified as Kittisak, 16, and Noppanai, 15, were students at Rung Rueang Uppatham School.
Kittisak died after being struck on the head with a 3kg rock, while Noppanai was stabbed to death. A rock and a knife with a six-inch blade were found at the scene. A third student, 16-year-old Phayu, was also stabbed and rushed to Bang Phil Hospital for emergency treatment. His condition is described as stable.
Prior to the fight, Bang Na police reported that Kittisak was riding a motorbike with his girlfriend and Noppanai as pillion passengers when they encountered seven rival students, one of whom was identified as Panupong, 14.
The two groups allegedly exchanged verbal abuse before the fatal physical altercation began.
Bang Na police stated that all those taken in for questioning have been charged with assault resulting in the deaths of two people.
Police were informed that, prior to the fatal brawl, Kittisak and Noppanai had damaged a motorcycle belonging to one of their rivals. Their parents had agreed to pay 2,000 baht in compensation for the damage.
