2 Thai men wanted for staging accident, assaulting victim for cash (video)

Police are searching for two Thai men who allegedly staged a road accident in Nonthaburi province near Bangkok before brutally assaulting a food delivery rider and stealing 1,500 baht in cash from him.

A Thai netizen came forward seeking justice for the rider, 64 year old Chaiyaporn Poonmode. A female netizen shared a picture of Chaiyaporn with a bloody wound near his left eyebrow with a supporting caption.

“Be careful. This incident occurred near the Caltex petrol station, Kaew Inn branch, in Bang Yai, Nonthaburi province. The suspects are still at large. I feel sorry for the rider. This rider has no wife or children, only an elderly mother.”

In an interview with ThaiRath on Saturday, October 19, Chaiyaporn recounted the brutal assault, which occurred on October 16 at around 9.30pm while he was en route to deliver food near the Central Westgate shopping mall.

Chaiyaporn revealed that he was in the right lane of Kanchanaphisek Road when a black Hyundai compact car without a registration plate cut him off. The Hyundai drove very slowly while a white pickup truck behind him honked incessantly.

Both vehicles blocked and pressured Chaiyaporn until he crashed into the Hyundai. Chaiyaporn then pulled over to the left side of the road to address the situation. Although the pickup truck was not involved in the crash, the driver also stopped.

Blindness risk

The Hyundai driver demanded that Chaiyaporn pay 5,000 baht in compensation but he refused and insisted the matter be settled at the police station.

Unexpectedly, the pickup driver got out of his vehicle, grabbed Chaiyaporn’s wallet, and stole 1,500 baht in cash. When Chaiyaporn attempted to use his phone to call for help, the Hyundai driver snatched it from him and began beating him.

After the attackers fled the scene, Chaiyaporn sought help from other food delivery riders at the nearby Caltex petrol station. Rescuers arrived and provided first aid before taking him to the hospital.

Chaiyaporn later told the media that he required five stitches for the wound near his eyebrow, that a bone near his eye was fractured, and that he is now at risk of blindness due to internal damage to his eye.

Chaiyaporn is adamant that the two attackers deliberately staged the accident in an attempt to extort money from him. When he refused to comply, they physically assaulted him.

Officers from Bang Yai Police Station later visited Chaiyaporn at his home for questioning. They assured him that security camera footage provided substantial evidence, and they were confident that they would arrest the suspects soon.