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The company operating Bangkok's Skytrain services, Bangkok Mass Transit System Plc (BTSC), recently denied claims of slow reaction to an assault on a woman at Kheha station.

 

Sumit Srisantum, BTSC Chief Operating Officer, stated that their security team promptly responded to an alert about a misbehaving suspect known as Suthat. The suspect was first spotted at 9.38am, and the alleged assault occurred only 33 seconds later.

 

By 9.39am, less than a minute after the incident, security officers were on the scene, but the suspect managed to escape. A guard returned to the scene at 9.40am to help the victim and report the crime to the police.

 

The suspect was apprehended within hours of the press conference later that day. Approximately 4,500 CCTV cameras across 60 stations assisted in the speedy arrest.

 

The 26-year-old suspect confessed to being intoxicated during the incident. The victim, who works nearby, stated that despite calling for help, aid only arrived once another passenger scared off her attacker.

 

Further developments saw the victim and her family meeting with Police Colonel Nopphadon Changruean to discuss the case. The incident has left the victim feeling scared of going out alone and weakened her trust in the city's Skytrain system.

 

-- 2024-05-10

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So who to believe the victim or BTSC. Hard to believe the victim with the cameras time stamped. We need the other passenger's story. 

16 minutes ago, webfact said:

The incident has left the victim feeling scared of going out alone and weakened her trust in the city's Skytrain system.

 I can smell a payout coming.

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Approximately 4,500 CCTV cameras across 60 stations assisted in the speedy arrest.

Wow....

7 hours ago, brianthainess said:

So who to believe the victim or BTSC. Hard to believe the victim with the cameras time stamped. We need the other passenger's story. 

 I can smell a payout coming.

 

How can they be responsible for every single part of their property?  It's pretty much impossible to have any sort of organisation that could prevent a sudden and random attack everywhere within their property's boundaries. 

 

You can't have security watching everywhere all the time and thinking about what people might be about to do based on appearance and behaviour.  Things need to be obvious or be reported before anyone can really be expected to address them.

On 5/10/2024 at 10:37 AM, brianthainess said:

So who to believe the victim or BTSC. Hard to believe the victim with the cameras time stamped. We need the other passenger's story. 

 I can smell a payout coming.

The perp was reported by another passenger to be exposing himself on the escalator