PATHUM THANI – The toxic love story of a student couple, in which the woman used a knife to attack the man, causing serious injuries, has gone viral in Thailand. As a result, Thammasat University’s Faculty of Science and Technology, the institution where the couple studied, has to issue a statement.
On April 25, the Faculty of Science and Technology declared that, in response to a social media accusation, it is investigating the matter and planning to work with the student disciplinary department to comply with Thammasat University’s student discipline standards.
It added that the freshman student was admitted to the ICU but has since left the ICU room and is now in a stable condition after being attacked by a third-year female student.
In this case, netizens widely discussed whether the female student should be allowed to attend classes as usual following the incident, which made her classmates frightened.
The police at Khlong Luang Police Station in Pathum Thani Province said they had no intention of concealing the case. However, the families of both sides knew each other and did not want the situation to become public.
This violent incident occurred on April 21, at 2:00 p.m., at the Golf View Dormitory in Khlong Luang District. A 19-year-old male student from Roi Et Province was stabbed in the neck by a 23-year-old female also from Roi Et in her room and fled down the first-floor hallway, prompting witnesses to notify police.
The woman ran to the dormitory roof. When the police arrived, she did not flee and subsequently admitted to stabbing her partner. The police officer indicated that the male student wished to end his relationship with the woman. He went there to return his room key card. However, the woman did not want to break up.
The police subsequently filed a charge of assault resulting in serious bodily harm. The prosecution took the woman to court, and her family posted a 100,000-baht bail. Following this, they had to wait to interview the injured person, wait for the doctor’s results, interview the treating doctor, and possibly submit any extra charges.
This case differs from domestic abuse, commonly known as “domestic violence,” in which women are the vast majority of victims in Thailand. According to data from the Department of Women’s Affairs and Family Institutions Operations Centre, females were 81% victims of domestic abuse in 2021, while males were 86% perpetrators.
Domestic abuse, according to the United Nations, affects people of all socioeconomic backgrounds and educational levels. Domestic violence refers to a pattern of abusive behaviour towards an intimate partner in a dating or family relationship, in which the abuser exercises power and control over the victim.
