The woman, 34 years old, reported the attack to Phuket City Police on Monday (Oct 7). The report was received by Pol Capt Khantong Khaowalit, an investigator at Phuket City Police.
The woman explained that while she was asleep in her bedroom on the third floor of where she lived, in Moo 3, Ratsada, a man in his 40s, wearing a black sleeveless shirt and shorts, appeared at the foot of her bed.
When she woke up and saw him, the man jumped on the bed and attempted to molest her, the woman reported.
She screamed for help from her aunt, who was in the room across the hall. The man, angry, punched her in the face and eyes several times. He then fled the scene.
The woman sustained a cut above and below her left eye from the punches.
After checking the CCTV footage, the woman saw that the man had arrived at the house on a blue Honda Wave motorbike, but the CCTV was unable to reveal an identifiable licence plate.
The CCTV showed the man entering the building just before the attack.
Police said they were now working to track down the suspect.
The woman explained to reporters yesterday (Oct 8) that she was called to work at 5:40am. When she returned home at around 8am, she left the door below open, assuming it would be fine since she was just upstairs.
At around 10am, a LINE message on her phone woke her, and she noticed the man standing at the foot of her bed. He jumped onto the bed and tried to assault her, but she screamed for her aunt. In response, the man hit her repeatedly, but she fought back and kicked him. He then left the room and fled.
The woman said that she vaguely recognised the man, possibly as a customer from the shop where she worked. She expressed fear and confusion about how the man knew where she lived and what his true intentions were.
While some of her money and gold jewellery were stolen, her main concern is understanding why he targeted her. She speculated that the man might have followed her from her workplace, which is about five kilometres from her house.
Police have reassured her that they are investigating the case, noting that this is a serious crime, the woman said.
The woman told reporters that she realised that if the man had been carrying a knife, the situation could have been much worse, and she feels lucky to have woken up in time.