Police and rescuers intervened after a man reportedly held a child at knifepoint
Police and rescuers intervened after a man reportedly held a child at knifepoint beneath Bangkok’s Yommarat flyover on 24 October.
Police brought a child hostage incident under control beneath Bangkok’s Yommarat flyover on 24 October 2026 after a man reportedly held a child at knifepoint.
Police TV, the Royal Thai Police’s television channel, reported receiving an alert from Bangkok’s radio centre at 10.20am on 24 October. Police officers and Phaya Thai rescue volunteers responded to the scene on Phetchaburi Road in Ratchathewi district, within Phaya Thai Police Station’s jurisdiction.
According to Police TV’s initial account, responders found a man holding a knife to the child’s throat and began negotiating with him.
Initial information relayed by Police TV identified the child as the man’s own, although that account remained preliminary. The child’s sex was not specified in the initial report.
