The four were scheduled to go on trial when they attempted to flee. One officer was injured.
“Kittiphong, Atsadawut, Rungrote and Kamchai [last names withheld] are all suspects in the murder of Worawit [last name withheld], aged 23, in Khlong Thom district of Krabi province, while Atsadawut was also charged with resisting arrest and firing a gun at officials,” said a court official.
“The inmates assaulted a court police with their chains before running out toward the front gate, but were caught by court police and security officers.”
Pol Sr Sgt-Major Wisut Rattanapramote, who was injured in the head, was sent to Krabi Hospital for treatment.