Police pose with suspect Phorathep Damrongkittikul and weapons seized from his home in Samut Prakan. (Photo: Samut Prakan Police Facebook page)A man who broke into the residence of the most prominent political family in Samut Prakan and fired four shots into the air claimed he was possessed by a deity, police said on Wednesday. Police received a report of a break-in at the Asavahame family compound on Tuesday at 10am, said Pol Col Chakrit Srirojanakul, superintendent of the Samut Prakan city police station. Chonsawat Asavahame was a prominent political figure in Samut Prakan who died in 2023 at age 54. Police later tracked the suspect using CCTV footage and arrested him at his home, also in Samut Prakan.

Source: Bangkok Post February 11, 2026 08:54 UTC