CHIANG MAI — Thai police have arrested two German tourists accused of vandalizing a hotel room in Chiang Mai and fleeing without paying, causing damage estimated at more than 200,000 baht ($6,250).
Police said the suspects, a 21-year-old woman identified as Linda and a 38-year-old man identified as Nikita, checked into Room 509 of a condominium on Nimmanhaemin Road on December 18 for a three-night stay through December 21.
After becoming dissatisfied with the hotel’s services, they argued with staff and damaged property inside the room before leaving the premises, authorities said.
The hotel later filed a complaint with Phuping Ratchanivet Police Station. Arrest warrants were issued by the Chiang Mai Kwaeng Court, and investigators tracked the suspects to another hotel in Wat Ket subdistrict, where they were arrested, police said.
Both suspects face charges of property damage and were transferred to Phuping Ratchanivet Police Station for further legal proceedings, according to police.
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