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Thai woman stabs news anchor with screwdriver before lottery draw announcement


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We all know reporting can be a dangerous job, particularly when you’re talking about something like embedding in a combat zone, but you wouldn’t think that statement would apply to covering the lottery.  

Channel 5 new reporter Thananya Pipitwinchagarn found out otherwise today when she was stabbed in the neck by a stranger — only lightly, thankfully — as she prepared to go live with coverage of Thailand’s twice-monthly lucky draw.  

The incident occurred at Phatthalung City Hall in Phatthalung province at about 1:30pm today as numerous television channels were preparing to broadcast the draw, according to Thairath.  

Thananya was reading from her notes into a camera when 35-year-old Prapapan Yokshwee moved close, then suddenly pressed a roughly 5-inch screwdriver into her neck.

A number of alarmed onlookers quickly rushed to pull her off the reporter....

 

https://coconuts.co/bangkok/news/thai-woman-stabs-news-anchor-screwdriver-lottery-draw-announcement-video/

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