Phuket tuk-tuk driver questioned over sexual assault of tourist

Soi Bangla in Patong, where the British woman separated from friends

before the alleged rape occurred.

PHUKET: -- A Patong tuk-tuk driver questioned by police has denied any involvement in the alleged rape of a 21-year-old British female tourist in Phuket early on Monday morning.

The woman went to Bangla Road with friends on Sunday night but later separated from them and went to another bar alone, said Kathu Police Duty Officer Jakkrapong Luang-aon.

“She hired a tuk-tuk driver to take her back to her hotel in Cherng Talay at about 2:30am, but instead she was taken to an isolated place near Tri Trang Beach [in the opposite direction to the south of Patong],” said Capt Jakkrapong.

“There was another man sitting in the front cab of the tuk-tuk with the driver,” he added.

The woman reported that after the tuk-tuk driver stopped the vehicle, the other man exited the cab and allegedly robbed her by holding a knife to her throat.

“The woman said she could not remember anything after that until she regained consciousness in the morning,” said Capt Jakkrapong.

“When she woke, she found her underpants beside her and, [according to her], the tuk-tuk driver was still at the scene,” he added.

The woman told police that she was frightened, dressed quickly, and raced off to find help, but the tuk-tuk driver allegedly chased after her.

Reaching the road, she waved down passing motorists and got a lift back to her hotel, Capt Jakkrapong said.

“She reported the incident to Cherng Talay Police later after noticing internal pain when she got back to her hotel. They referred the case to Kathu Police as the alleged incident occurred in Patong,” he added.

“We have questioned the tuk-tuk driver, but he has denied any involvement and said he had no recollection of the events,” he said.

Police are now seeking the man who allegedly robbed the woman.

-- Phuket Gazette 2011-06-30

“We have questioned the tuk-tuk driver, but he has denied any involvement and said he had no recollection of the events,” he said.

Yeah sure ,as he will tell how he rapped that girl ...... in 2 days they will tell that that girl seduced them .... wanna bet ?

Obviously her fault. Like in traffic altercations, if the falang didn't come here this would have never happened....she should pay money to the tuk tuk driver and the BIB..

Denied involvement, but didn't deny knowledge...

But why would he wait at the scene of the crime?

But why would he wait at the scene of the crime?

Hoping for a return fare.

But why would he wait at the scene of the crime?

Hoping for a return fare.

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But why would he wait at the scene of the crime?

Haven't you noticed.

They are not the sharpest tools in the box here.

No perpetrator stays at the place of the crime, waiting to be caught. There is more to this than you all seem to think.

No perpetrator stays at the place of the crime, waiting to be caught. There is more to this than you all seem to think.

For sure!

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The woman reported that after the tuk-tuk driver stopped the vehicle, the other man exited the cab and allegedly robbed her by holding a knife to her throat.

“The woman said she could not remember anything after that until she regained consciousness in the morning,”

Getting robbed and then waking up in a room with your pant down without any knowledge?

What happened there?

The woman reported that after the tuk-tuk driver stopped the vehicle, the other man exited the cab and allegedly robbed her by holding a knife to her throat.

“The woman said she could not remember anything after that until she regained consciousness in the morning,”

Getting robbed and then waking up in a room with your pant down without any knowledge?

What happened there?

Bangla Road until 2.30 a.m. You think alcohol played a role in this ...

Bangla Road until 2.30 a.m. You think alcohol played a role in this ...

The bars didn't open until midnight last Sunday!

But why would he wait at the scene of the crime?

Hoping for a return fare.

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21yo Western female all alone at 2:30am in Thailand..............................................

No one deserves to be raped or abused, but she obviously lacks any common sense.

21yo Western female all alone at 2:30am in Thailand..............................................

No one deserves to be raped or abused, but she obviously lacks any common sense.

Very well stated. No one deserves to be raped or abused.

What I find confusing is that after she got separated from her friends, she decided to go a random bar ALONE and stayed until 2:30am. Considering that women rarely go to the bathroom alone when they are out, it is a bit unusual that any woman would feel comfortable enough to go to a bar in a strange country without at least one friend at her side.

Here's just a couple of questions to ponder:

• Wouldn't her friends have been worried and frantic trying to find her?
• Why wouldn't she go back to the hotel (which should have been the first place someone would have checked) to wait for her friends?
• When she did not return that night did anybody alert the police?
• Did someone call her family to see if she had contacted them?
• Is this normal behavior for the woman to disappear and end up in bars where she's from and that is why none of her friends were worried?

I do wish her well and sincerely hope that she gets the help she needs.

21yo Western female all alone at 2:30am in Thailand..............................................

No one deserves to be raped or abused, but she obviously lacks any common sense.

Very well stated. No one deserves to be raped or abused.

Agree and people shouldn't joke about it

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Any hospital report on the girl?