Surat Thani — A tragic incident occurred when a buffalo being raised attacked and fatally injured a land broker. The victim's wife revealed he had told her that the female buffalo was quite aggressive and had regularly charged at him before.
At 19:00 on 24 July 2026, Police Lieutenant Colonel Phatsawat Wongwasana, the investigating officer at Don Sak Police Station, received a report of a homicide. The scene was a rice field at Ban Don Saothong, Village No. 7, Pak Phrak Subdistrict, Don Sak District, Surat Thani Province. He, along with Police Colonel Thananchai Nuannirun, Chief of Don Sak Police Station, Police Lieutenant Colonel Wimon Saenguthai, Deputy Chief Investigator, the forensic team (Forensic Unit 8), and Don Sak–Pak Phrak Rescue Team, proceeded to the site to investigate.
Preliminary findings showed one male victim with multiple severe wounds all over his body, appearing as if caused by a sharp object. Parts of his body were torn, and he was found without clothing. The victim was later identified as Mr. Thaworn Nuansrithong, 69, a resident of Village No. 7, Pak Phrak Subdistrict, Don Sak District, working as a land broker. His body was found in a rice field less than two kilometers from his home. Someone had come to check on cattle there around 17:00, initially thinking a cow had given birth, but upon discovery of the body, they alerted neighbors and police.
A detailed examination revealed wounds consistent with animal attack; no other causes were evident. The victim's son reported that his father kept buffaloes, which were known to be aggressive, suggesting an animal attack. The preliminary medical examination found wounds on the abdomen and chest resembling those caused by animal horns. The Don Sak–Pak Phrak rescue team then transported the body to Don Sak Hospital for an autopsy.
The news team interviewed Mrs. Sompong Kongduang, 52, the victim's wife, who said that around noon, her husband went to the rice field to check on the cattle as usual. He tended to about 30 cattle, including two buffaloes—a male and a female—that had been entrusted to him by their owner for about two years.
She added that her husband had previously warned and told her that the female buffalo was quite aggressive and frequently charged at him. He had even contacted the owner to take the buffalo back, but the matter had not yet been resolved.
On the day of the incident, her husband went to check on the cattle and usually would return home afterward, but it is believed the attack occurred then. Later, villagers who came to check found his body lying in the rice field in a severely mutilated state. Currently, the two buffaloes are unaccounted for; due to darkness and safety concerns, no search has been conducted yet.