A third-year student at Thammasat University who admitted stabbing and seriously wounding her younger boyfriend — a fellow student — could face more charges as the police investigation deepens.
The 23-year-old student, identified only as Ms B, stabbed her 19-year-old freshman boyfriend — named only as A — in the neck with a fruit knife on Sunday in a dormitory. Both are students in the Faculty of Science and Technology.
The young man had gone to tell her he wanted to break up with her and to return a key card to the dorm where they were staying.
She attempted to persuade him to change his mind, but he refused, according to police.
Angered by his rejection, the woman grabbed the knife and plunged it into his neck, causing serious injuries. He was rushed to Thammasat University Hospital, where doctors said he was in stable condition.
Messages were circulated on social media that Ms B was still attending classes at the university’s Rangsit campus despite having been charged initially with assault posing a threat to life. This has supposedly unnerved other students.
Pol Col Wissanurak Prommet, deputy commander of the Pathum Thani police, confirmed the assault charge and said the woman had been remanded in police custody but later released on 100,000-baht bail
Police were interviewing the victim in hospital and are waiting for details about his treatment before deciding if more charges should be pressed.
The university’s Faculty of Science and Technology has initiated a student disciplinary inquiry into the incident.