Mother and daughter injured in Bangkok apartment fall

A 48-year-old woman and her three-year-old daughter were seriously injured after falling from the fourth floor of an apartment building in Bangkok's Ratchathewi district on Sept. 19.

Police said the mother, who had been diagnosed with depression, had expressed fears that someone intended to harm her. Both were taken to Ramathibodi Hospital and were later reported to be safe as the investigation continued.

Emergency response at Phet Siam Apartment

Pol. Lt. Jutthaphon Mueang Song, deputy investigation inspector at Phaya Thai Police Station, received the report at Phet Siam Apartment in Soi Phetchaburi 37, Makkasan.

Police were joined at the scene by emergency teams from Ramathibodi Hospital and the Ruam Katanyu Foundation. The five-storey building's rear area was where responders found Yupin Chedchai, 48, and her daughter, Phattharin Thinsung, lying close together and breathing weakly.

Yupin was on her back, wearing a black short-sleeved shirt and white-and-black patterned shorts. Her daughter was found face down in a yellow short-sleeved top and shorts. A pink towel was nearby.

The pair had fallen from the rear balcony of room 417 on the fourth floor. Rescue workers took them to Ramathibodi Hospital for treatment.

Police find no signs of struggle

Officers later went to room 417, where they found the door locked from inside. They forced entry but found no evidence of a struggle or disturbance in the room.

Police learned that Yupin had separated from her husband and had lived at the apartment with her two daughters for several years. She was not working, and her younger brother and other relatives had been helping with her monthly rent of more than 3,000 baht and daily living costs.

Witnesses told police that Yupin had previously experienced what they described as hallucinations. They said she had repeatedly told other residents that someone was going to harm her.

Pol. Lt. Jutthaphon said officers had not yet been able to interview Yupin because she was undergoing medical treatment. Based on witness accounts, police initially suspected that severe stress and fears for her safety may have led to the incident.

The police investigation remains ongoing, into if the fall was accidental or deliberate.

If you or anyone you know is in emotional distress, please contact the Samaritans of Thailand 24-hour hotline: 02 713 6791 (English), 02 713 6793 (Thai) or the Thai Mental Health Hotline at 1323 (Thai). Please also contact your friends or relatives at this time if you have feelings of loneliness, stress or depression. Seek help.

Picture courtesy of Khaosod

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21 September 2026