Burmese man found tied up and seriously injured in Rayong

Police are searching for an attacker who brutally assaulted a Burmese man, tied him up, and abandoned him in the eastern province of Rayong.

A local in the Pluak Daeng district of Rayong discovered the injured man yesterday, September 22, near Pa Sawai Market and called the Pluak Daeng Rescue Foundation to the scene. Rescuers reported that the man’s arms and legs were bound. He sustained multiple deep cut wounds to his head and legs, and his right arm was broken.

The injured man was later identified as Burmese. He could not communicate in Thai, so locals who spoke Burmese assisted the rescuers in communicating with him. He informed the rescue team that he was brutally assaulted in the Nong Yai district of Chon Buri and was later abandoned in Rayong.

Rescuers provided first aid before transferring him to Pluak Daeng Hospital. His current condition has not been reported. Officers from Pluak Daeng Police Station are now searching for the assailant.

In a related incident, a Burmese man in the central province of Samut Prakan was physically assaulted. The injured Burmese national, 26 year old Miao, sustained serious wounds to the back of his head and right eyebrow.

A witness revealed to the media that a female loan shark demanded repayment of 1,500 baht from Miao, but he was unable to repay the amount. He promised to pay on October 5 but the loan shark was unhappy with the delay.

Locals in the area believe that the loan shark hired two men, who appeared to be motorcycle taxi riders, to assault Miao. Some witnesses reported seeing the two attackers taking photographs of Miao’s injuries after the attack. They suspect that the photos were sent to the loan shark as proof to claim their payment.

Officers from Bang Pu Police Station are investigating the case. The identities of the loan shark and the two attackers are still under investigation.