Homeless man arrested for stabbing woman at temple
Homeless man arrested for stabbing woman at temple
PHUKET: Police have arrested a 48-year-old man wanted for robbing and stabbing a woman in Wat Charoen Samanakit (Wat Lang San) in Phuket Town last Thursday (May 6).
Photo: Phuket City Police
The robbery sparked outrage among Phuket Town residents as the suspect had stabbed Sombat Chanhong, 63, with a pair of scissors and grabbed her wallet while she was meditating in the temple at about 7am.
Phuket City Police Deputy Chief Lt Col Sathit Noorit together with Chalong Police arrested Khanchana Maneemai, 48, originally from Krabi, along the Rawai beachfront on Saturday afternoon (May 8).