Sri Lankan man stabs Bangkok peacemaker to death, Thailand

A Sri Lankan man has been arrested for fatally stabbing a Thai peacemaker in Bangkok’s Prawet district. The incident occurred on May 29, when Apisek Racha, a Sri Lankan citizen, allegedly attempted to assault his friend, 23 year old Adiman Hayilapeh, with a knife. When the victim tried to intervene, he was stabbed in the left side and later died from his injuries in hospital. Apisek fled the scene after the attack, but was subsequently traced to his accommodation on Soi Phatthanakan 76 after Adiman’s friend alerted police to his whereabouts. Officers arrested him and transferred him to Prawet police station for further legal proceedings, reported KhaoSod. In another separate incident, twenty-two Sri Lankan Buddhist monks were arrested at Colombo airport on April 25 after returning from a four-day Thailand trip, with 110 kilogrammes of cannabis found hidden in secret compartments in their suitcases. Each monk allegedly carried around 5 kilogrammes of Kush, concealed alongside school supplies and snacks. A 23rd monk was later arrested in a Colombo suburb, suspected of organising the trip. He allegedly told the others the packages were donations. Police say the monks may not have known what they were carrying. The case is believed to be Sri Lanka’s first monk airport drug smuggling arrest.

What happened

A Sri Lankan man has been arrested for fatally stabbing a Thai peacemaker in Bangkok’s Prawet district. The incident occurred on May 29, when Apisek Racha, a Sri Lankan citizen, allegedly attempted to assault his friend, 23 year old Adiman Hayilapeh, with a knife. When the victim tried to intervene, he was stabbed in the left side and later died from his injuries in hospital. Apisek fled the scene after the attack, but was subsequently traced to his accommodation on Soi Phatthanakan 76 after Adiman’s friend alerted police to his whereabouts. Officers arrested him and transferred him to Prawet police station for further legal proceedings, reported KhaoSod. In another separate incident, twenty-two Sri Lankan Buddhist monks were arrested at Colombo airport on April 25 after returning from a four-day Thailand trip, with 110 kilogrammes of cannabis found hidden in secret compartments in their suitcases. Each monk allegedly carried around 5 kilogrammes of Kush, concealed alongside school supplies and snacks. A 23rd monk was later arrested in a Colombo suburb, suspected of organising the trip. He allegedly told the others the packages were donations. Police say the monks may not have known what they were carrying. The case is believed to be Sri Lanka’s first monk airport drug smuggling arrest.

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