Knife-wielding man kills five children and stabs pregnant woman in Thailand

Police say a man in northern Thailand stormed in to a neighbour’s home, hacked five children to death and inflicted multiple stab wounds on a pregnant woman who was looking after them.

Police spokesman Sombat Kalasuk said the 24-year-old man had a history of mental illness and was living with his family while being treated for depression at a local hospital.