A psychic fatally stabbed himself in the heart while trying to prove his immortality.
Clairvoyant Theprit Palee, 25, was performing a folk ritual to honour ancestral spirits when he tried to impress spectators by pressing a sword against his chest in a bid to appear superhuman.
But tragedy struck when he accidentally plunged the blade into himself after it failed to snap.
Horrified onlookers watched on as crowds of rescuers attempted to revive the spirit but he later died at hospital.
The shocking scenes played out in front of spectators in Chiang Mai, northern Thailand on Monday.
Resident Noom Udorn said that Theprit had provided readings for several years to local people.
He said: “This is a tradition that happens every year. The sword normally breaks but this time it went inside him.
“The medium has been respected for many years. People love him. He is one of the people’s favourites.”
Deputy Police Inspector Chaiwat Phan said they arrived at the San Kamphaeng district of the province at 3pm and found the medium bleeding.
He said: “We were informed that a man armed with a knife had stabbed himself. We are coordinating with the hospital while an autopsy is performed.
“There were people at the scene helping Mr Palee but he died lated in hospital. He had a stab wound to the chest.”
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