The victim and her family went to report the incident at Thung Thong police station the following day. She recalled the number of her attacker’s car and he was arrested yesterday (March 5).
Police said that, under questioning, the driver, Suksan Monamrong, from Krabi, admitted that he went to a karaoke bar in Rassada, on the edge of Phuket Town, and took the victim to a nearby hotel. There he raped her and beat her up.
He dragged her back into the car and took her to another hotel in Thung Tong. On the way the victim tried to strangle him, so he bit her finger. By the time they arrived at the second hotel, he said, he was very angry with her, so he beat her up again and then tied her hands and feet with electrical cable.
He grabbed her wallet with B4,000 cash, two cell phones, two necklaces and her glasses, and then threatened her until she revealed the pin number for her ATM card.
When Suksan left the room, she screamed for help and was rescued by a member of the hotel’s staff.
Suksan is being held without bail while police inquiries continue.