Driven desire: Thai woman arrested for stealing a taxi after driver refused to have sex

Central Investigation Bureau (CIB) officers arrested a Thai woman on Rama II Road in Samut Sakhon province near Bangkok on November 11 for stealing a taxi after the driver refused to have sex with her.

The taxi driver filed a complaint at Thayang Police Station in the southern province of Phetchaburi after his female passenger stole his vehicle. The driver recounted that the woman, later identified as 38 year old Jirat, hired him for a round trip from Bangkok to Phetchaburi province for 3,000 baht on November 10.

When arriving at a hotel in Phetchaburi, Jirat expressed her interest in him and wanted to have sex but he refused. Jirat reluctantly gave up and asked him to pick her up the following day, November 11.

On the way to Bangkok, the driver said he needed to use a bathroom and stopped at a petrol station. He completed his task and went out to find that his car had vanished, guessing Jirat was the thief. The driver speculated that Jirat could have stolen his car and belongings the night before if he had agreed to sleep with her.

Thayang Police Station officers coordinated with CIB police and Highway Police until they found the taxi car on Rama II Road. The officers managed to stop Jirat and accompanied her to the police station for questioning.

Jirat admitted to the theft and faced a charge for making away with property obtained through theft. The penalty will be imprisonment of up to five years, a fine of up to 100,000 baht or both according to Section 357 of the Criminal Law.

In related news, two other taxi drivers fell victim to a passenger scam in September. The passenger pretended to be a wealthy man and lured two taxi drivers into working for him to get a high fare.

The two taxi drivers were tricked into depositing their assets as a deposit to secure the job. The drivers ended up losing valuable amulets, a mobile phone and 2,000 baht to the scammer.