A man who abducted a karaoke bar waitress from her workplace and raped her has been arrested.
Somwang Ja-er, 23, and his friend Yutthana Jenjaeng, 30, were drinking at a bar in a Bangkok suburb in the early morning of 17 September. The pair reportedly attempted to flirt with the victim, a 16 year old waitress, who refused to respond to their gestures.
According to patrons, Yutthana and his friend then suddenly got up and hauled the victim, who struggled in vain, onto their motorcycle and drove away. Friends of the victim immediately mounted their motorbikes and gave a chase.
The victim′s friend spotted Yutthana′s motorcycle in front of a flat building, so they proceeded to call the police. Once the two suspects saw the police arriving at the flat, they let the victim go, and Somwang successfully escaped from the scene, leaving Yutthana to be arrested by the officers.
The police also uncovered drug paraphernalia for taking amphetamines.
Yutthana told police he knew Somwang from their time in prison, where they were jailed for narcotics crimes. Yutthana finished his jail term in April, while Mr. Somwang finished his in June.
The suspect said he and Somwang had been taking drugs earlier in the night and became sexually aroused. The pair wanted to find a prostitute, Yutthana said, but they had no money, so they attempted to convince the victim to sleep with them, and decided to abduct the victim once she refused.
A friend of the victim, who also works at the karaoke bar, informed the police that she had been also kidnapped and raped by Somwang, Yutthana and a friend of theirs. She said she had been imprisoned in the room for a day.
According to the woman, she did not file charge against the suspects earlier because she was afraid she would be intimidated by them, Khaosod reported.
