Bangkok taxi driver flees after attempted assault on passenger
A woman found herself in an unknown room after taking a taxi ride home, where the driver allegedly attempted to assault her. The incident occurred on January 26, when the woman, who had been drinking with friends in the Ratchaprasong area, took a Toyota taxi to return to her condominium.
Waking up in an unfamiliar room with the driver, the 42 year old woman realised he had removed her clothes and was attempting to assault her. She resisted and cried out for help, prompting the driver to flee.
Police Lieutenant General Siam Boonsom, Commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, has tasked Police Colonel Monchai Arunsongsangdee, Superintendent of Taling Chan Police Station, with investigating the case after the woman’s report.
Police were informed of the incident and proceeded to the location in a rental room on Chok Phra 8 Alley, Chok Phra Road, Khlong Chok Phra subdistrict, Taling Chan district, Bangkok.
The woman reported the incident to the police, who are now working to apprehend the driver. Police have taken her statement and are following legal procedures at Taling Chan Police Station. The investigation remains ongoing as police continue their efforts to locate the suspect and ensure justice for the victim, reported KhaoSod.
In other assault news, Police arrested a Thai security guard in the eastern province of Rayong for sexually assaulting a three year old girl in his car in December last year.
The 36 year old Thai man submitted his three year old daughter’s case to the Paveena Foundation for Children and Women to seek justice. The sexual assault took place on December 5, and the security guard was finally arrested yesterday, January 22.
In other taxi driver news, a drunk taxi driver remains at large after crashing into more than 10 motorcycles on a road in the western province of Phetchaburi, resulting in three serious injuries.
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