KUALA LUMPUR: A Thai man was arrested by police in the southern province of Krabi after he drove his pickup truck into his wife and her family outside a police station in Nakhon Si Thammarat on Nov 20.
Police apprehended the suspect on Dec 3 at his family home in Krabi. He was identified as 27-year-old Pinno Sisooksai, the local news portal Thaiger reported on Wednesday.
This led to the violent incident to gain public attention even though it happened two weeks ago.
Pinno was later charged with attempted murder under Section 288 of the Criminal Code.
If convicted, he could face life imprisonment, the death penalty, or a prison sentence of 15 to 20 years.
On Nov 20, his wife, 26 year old Lek, accompanied by her child and other family members, went to Tung Yai Police Station in Nakhon Si Thammarat to file a complaint against him.
Lek claimed she had been physically abused by Pinno and was worried for the safety of herself and her child, which led her to seek police assistance.
It is alleged that Pinno followed Lek in his pickup truck and arrived at the police station shortly after her. As Lek and her family members were getting out of their vehicle and preparing to enter the station, Pinno is said to have driven his pickup into them.
The health status of Lek and her family members was not disclosed in the report.
A journalist from Channel 8 interviewed Pinno's younger sister, who had visited him at the police station after his arrest.
The sister expressed dismay over the incident.
"I don't want to tell you anything. It's a personal issue. It's a matter within my family. He (Pinno) didn't flee. He came to Krabi to visit my ill grandfather. That's all."
When asked about the allegations that Pinno deliberately drove into the victims, the sister denied the claim.
"He didn't hit anyone. The road was slippery because of recent rain and the car slid along the road and hit them."