A man brought a flower tray to request ordination but was denied. He then became violent, assaulting his mother. The abbot had to call for assistance. The man has a drug-related record and was released from prison less than a month ago.
On 21 May 2026, reporters followed up on the incident where a man, holding a flower tray, came to request ordination from the abbot of Wat Sa Nuea but was refused due to failing screening. He then became violent and assaulted his mother who had come with him inside the temple. The mother barely escaped. The abbot notified the village headman and police officers, who arrived to detain the man and took him to Chiang Muan Hospital for a medical checkup.
According to Phra Athikan Sa-yan Khantithammo, the abbot of Wat Sa Nuea, Village No. 3, Sa Subdistrict, Chiang Muan District, Phayao Province, the incident where the son assaulted his mother within the temple was captured on CCTV. It happened yesterday (20 May). A layman man came holding a flower tray to request ordination but was refused. The abbot explained that ordination requires prior screening and approval, so the man was unhappy with the refusal.
At that moment, the mother came in to talk to him, but they could not communicate properly. The man then started hitting and kicking his mother, chasing her around the temple courtyard. The abbot immediately called the authorities and the village headman for help.
However, preliminary checks into the man who violently assaulted his mother revealed he has a history involving drugs and mental illness. He was recently released from prison less than a month ago.