Whistle while you work – ‘happy’ guy slashed to death for singing on the job

A jealous Thai man thought his colleague was flirting with his wife as he sang a song at a Prajinburi rubber works on Sunday evening. So he took a knife to his coworker slashing him eleven times.

Now the hunt is on for the murderer who fled the scene with his wife before police arrived, Reported Daily News.

Sri Maha Po police were called to the Suphaporn Rubber works on the Kabinburi Road Sunday evening where they found 25 year old Wira Chankaew from Si Khiw, Nakorn Rachasima who had been slashed to death.

He had eleven wounds to the back of his neck head and other parts of his body.

Police were told that the deceased man was a happy guy who liked to sing while he was doing his work. Earlier in the day Prasong Seuprat, 42, had been seen having a jealous argument with his 25 year old wife Trisukhon Khumngern who are both also employees of the firm. He kept his anger to himself but it was to boil over later in the day.

Apparently as they were putting away their tools at the end of the work day Prasong got jealous as Wira was singing thinking that he was flirting with his young wife. Even though he tried to flee the attack Wira was chased and repeatedly attacked, witnesses said.

Police are looking for Prasong who fled with his wife.

Thai Visa / Daily News

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