Sattahip police and a volunteer rescue foundation unit rushed to the Royal Thai Navy Stadium after reports came in that a suspected rapist had been arrested by members of the public. At the stadium they found the suspect Khun Jeerawat aged 30 who had been stopped from leaving the scene of the incident and was clearly not about to go anywhere.
The victim Khun Panida aged 29 told the police that she was at the stadium to sell furniture in the OTOP exhibition. As she entered the bathroom the suspect Khun Jeerawat pounced, covered her mouth to stop her screaming and dragged her into a toilet cubicle.
Fortunately her boyfriend Khun Sulak aged 29 spotted the commotion and intervened before his girlfriend came into serious physical harm. Khun Sulak and friends detained the offender and called the police.
Khun Jeerawat said that he was drunk at the time and carried out the attack on the spur of the moment decision. He faces serious charges ranging from indecent exposure to attempted rape.
