Jealous dispute triggers homemade bomb blast in Thai home

2026-01-25 - 21:06

CHONBURI — A jealous argument between a Thai woman and her Norwegian-Thai husband ended in an explosion at a home in eastern Thailand, injuring four people, rescue workers and police said. The blast was reported at 00:16 on 25 January 2026 at a house in Soi Thung Klom Tan Man 29, Moo 14, Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, Chonburi province. The Sawang Boriboon rescue centre received the emergency call and alerted Nong Prue police before dispatching volunteers to the scene. Rescuers found four injured people. Christian Kwamma, 27, a Norwegian-Thai national, suffered severe injuries to his left hand from the force of a homemade “ping-pong bomb”. His wife, Patcharida Kwamma, 23, was hit by shrapnel and injured in the face. Two friends, Anuwat Chompho, 21, and Suphaphorn Jor-mor, 21, sustained minor shrapnel wounds and ringing in their ears. All four were given first aid at the scene and rushed to hospital. Police said the blast shattered a marble table, broke windows and sprayed blood across the walls and floor. Fragments of the homemade explosive device were found and collected as evidence. Relatives of the couple and nearby residents were left shaken. Anuwat told police the group had been drinking alcohol outside the house when Christian argued with his wife out of jealousy, as he works in Norway. He said Christian picked up the device to threaten her and slammed it onto the marble table, triggering the explosion and injuring everyone nearby. Police documented the scene and said they would question all those injured once they recover to determine possible charges under the law.