A Chinese woman escaped from a car in Kamphaeng Phet late on Sunday night 23 August 2024, after four Thai men reportedly abducted her from a Bangkok hotel and drove her towards the Myanmar border, police said. The woman fled from a black Nissan Teana on Ratchadamnoen Road in tambon Nai Muang, Muang district. Her hands were still tied when she approached local residents for help, according to media reports. She was taken to hospital for treatment for injuries sustained during the reported abduction. Escape on Ratchadamnoen Road The woman told people who assisted her that four Thai men had taken her from a hotel in Bangkok. She said they were transporting her to a border area. Police later said they believed the group intended to take her to Mae Sot district in Tak province, which borders Myanmar. Officers said she might then have been taken across the border into Myanmar. The escape happened in Kamphaeng Phet, a province north of Bangkok, while the group was travelling towards the western border district. Two suspects arrested Police tracked the Nissan Teana to tambon Lan Dokmai, also in Muang district, Kamphaeng Phet, and arrested two men. The suspects are aged 24 and 41 and are natives of Mae Sot district in Tak. Two other suspects fled before police could detain them. No names for the woman or the suspects were released bt authorities, and no further details were given about the suspected motive or how the reported abduction began at the Bangkok hotel, as the investigation continues. Picture courtesy of Daily News Join the discussion? 25 August 2026
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