Injured Chinese man seeks help, claims other Chinese pursued him
A Chinese man sought help early on March 30 near the M81 motorway in Bang Yai district, Nonthaburi province, after he was found limping with a leg injury and claimed he was being pursued by other Chinese nationals.
A woman who assisted the man recorded video of the encounter and contacted Bang Yai police after using a translation app to understand what he was trying to say.
In the clip, the man, described as about 30 years old, was limping and using a phone to translate Chinese into Thai while attempting to explain what had happened.
Yesterday, March 31, reporters visited an alley near the M81 motorway and spoke with 23 year old Rin, a woman who identified herself as the person who helped the man.
Rin told reporters she and her younger sibling drove from their home in a nearby alley and parked their motorcycle nearby. She said they then saw a man with a backpack limping towards them, moving between a walk and a run, and appearing frightened.
He spoke to her in Chinese, and she initially only understood the word “Wi-Fi”, so she provided her Wi-Fi password.
After connecting to the internet, the man used a translation app to communicate and asked to sit in a corner behind a tree. The man indicated he had a leg injury and was in pain.
He said he had been deceived into travelling from Cambodia after being told a group of Chinese nationals would take him back to China, but he later ended up in Thailand. He claimed the group was driving around looking for him and said some of them had firearms.
He also claimed he escaped by hiding underneath a transport truck until reaching the Bang Yai motorway area, then waited until the vehicle stopped before climbing out, scaling a motorway barrier and walking towards the alley.
The man reportedly had soot marks on his body, which he said came from hiding under the truck. Rin added that the spot where she found him was about 50 metres from the motorway, and trucks cannot enter the alley.
He initially refused to involve Thai police and insisted on going only to the Chinese Embassy, saying he wanted to speak with Chinese police and feared Thai officers might be linked to the group that deceived him.
After being reassured, he eventually allowed police to be contacted, but continued to appear anxious while waiting and seemed ready to run again. Police later took him to the station despite his reluctance. Before leaving, he told the woman he would repay her for helping him.
Later on March 30, the woman went to Bang Yai police station to ask about the man and was told he was no longer there. Police told her he had refused to file a report, did not explain where he was injured, and only said he wanted to go to the Chinese Embassy.
They added that a Bolt ride was arranged for him late that night, and the fare was paid so he could travel to the embassy.
Rin questioned whether that was enough support, saying he had no passport and the embassy would not open until later in the morning. With no way to contact him, she said she did not know if he reached the embassy safely or encountered the people he claimed were searching for him
Khaosod reported that she said the uncertainty left her stressed and unable to sleep, and urged the media to follow up on whether he was safe.
Elsewhere, police in Sa Kaeo province apprehended a Chinese national in a border sting after he claimed he was escaping being trafficked to Cambodia.
He claimed he travelled to Phnom Penh to work at a bar, was then allegedly pulled into a call centre gang, before fleeing via back routes to the Thai border in an effort to return to China.
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