Horror as Thai gardener ‘bleeds to death after cutting off penis with garden trimmer’
- Praditsin Chuypad, was hired to tend a patch of grass in a park in Thailand
- The 39-year-old ended up cutting his penis and bleeding to death in the woods
- The freak accident happened on the day he had to do the job
A Thai gardener has reportedly bled to death in a freak accident after cutting off his penis with a grass trimmer.
Praditsin Chuypad was found dead with his pants and legs soaked in blood in a forest park in northeastern Thailand.
The 39-year-old was tending a patch of grass when the lawnmower blade flew off and severed his penis, causing severe bleeding, he said. Thaiger.
Officers discovered Praditsin’s body in the Isaan province of Nong Bua Lamphu on Wednesday.
Praditsin Chuypad was found dead on Wednesday June 28 after a metal blade he used to cut grass broke and severed his penis
The trimmer was located near the lifeless body, next to a broken metal blade that police believe broke on impact with the victim.
The garden tools were reportedly covered in blood when they were recovered at the scene.
The rescue team took off Praditsin’s pants to determine the cause of his death. It was reported that his genitals had been severed and a deep wound was discovered in his left groin.
The severity of the injury had affected his arteries, leading to significant blood loss that killed him.
Police said the blade was designed to cut metal and not grass, which likely exacerbated his injuries.
Park manager Waen Visetsakda, 72, told Thai police that Praditsin was hired by the owner of the forest park to clean the lawns.
He started work at the forest park on Monday and the day of his death, June 28, was supposed to be his last day.
The Thai gardener was found dead by officers after he bled out, his genitals were reportedly severed and he suffered a deep wound to his groin
A relative of Praditsin said he warned him not to use metal cutting blades, but the gardener thought it would help him finish the job faster
Mr Visetsakda said the gardener chose to use a metal blade as he believed it would help him finish the job faster.
The janitor said he tried to get help from Praditsin, but the emergency services could not reach him in time to save his life.
Praditsin’s uncle, Narongsak Laketago, 56, told ThaiRath that his cousin specialized in using grass trimmers and had been familiar with them since childhood.
Mr Naronsak said he warned Praditsin several times about using metal cutting knives, but his warnings were ignored.