Buddhist monk, 47, jumps off cliff to try and escape arrest in decade-old murder case
Published date: Wed, 21 Jan 2026 20:56:02 +0700A Buddhist monk wanted on a decade-old murder charge jumped off a cliff to try and escape arrest in Thailand.
Santi, 47, plunged down a 15ft rock face while police were detaining him at a mountain shrine in Nakhon Phanom province.
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Nakhon Phanom, Thailand |
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17/01/2026 |
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