Australian tourist raped on Koh Samui
March 28th, 2008 by The Lost Boy
I can only find one news story covering this. It looks like they are trying to keep it quiet. On Wednesday, an Australian tourist was raped at a resort on Koh Samui.
Today, according to the Bangkok Post, “Somchai Duanglai, 26, a native of Sakon Nakhon, was arrested at a rented house near Samui airport.”
The 20-year-old victim was sleeping alone in her room at 5 am when a man broke in raped her. DNA tests have nailed Somchai already.
Filed under Life in Thailand .
March 28th, 2008 at 9:34 am
You seem to be focussed on this kind of things… rape, murder, drowning lately. Thinking about resizing this weblog to tabloid format? As long as you also provide a page 3 then. :-)
It’s sad for the Australian woman and again a quick result of Thai Police.
A friend of my girlfriend was nearly raped in her own bedroom some months ago. She works in a hotel on Koh Samui. The story didn’t make it to the newspaper and local police wasn’t too interested either.
March 28th, 2008 at 9:40 am
Yes, I think perhaps the focus is a bit off. I should really think of some other things to write about or else this blog will become just too morbid.
March 28th, 2008 at 11:28 am
I was at the police conference held yesterday in which they announced all of this to the press as well as have the suspect on display. We were told it takes 7 days to get DNA testing done so I don’t know where you got your info. about the results having “already nailed him”.
March 28th, 2008 at 5:27 pm
This was reported by the Post. As far as I’m aware, DNA testing can be done in a matter of hours.
April 2nd, 2008 at 2:44 am
This is scary. I’m so used to Vietnam, where I feel 100% safe and have never had a bad experience. I used to feel pretty safe in BKK, too, but my friends are scaring me with stories of sexual assaults against women. A big problem or hype? (Did I tell you I’m moving to BKK in July?)