BANGKOK — A Vietnamese woman was injured after being attacked with a cutter knife outside a convenience store in Bangkok’s Silom area on 27 June, police said.
Police from Thung Maha Mek Police Station were alerted by a 7-Eleven store manager at Soi Silom 5 at around 11:30 on 27 June that a suspect had attacked a foreign woman before fleeing the scene. Officers later used CCTV footage from the Silom area to track down and arrest a 30-year-old man, identified as Etsana, also known as Film, in a nearby alley. A cutter knife believed to have been used in the attack was seized as evidence.
The victim, identified as 29-year-old Nguyen Thi Ngoc Tram, a Vietnamese national working at an advertising company in Thailand, sustained injuries. Police said the suspect, who is known to have been living on the streets and moving between locations, admitted to the attack, claiming he acted because he “does not like overweight people.” He has been charged with causing bodily harm and was taken into custody for legal proceedings.
The victim later returned to Thung Maha Mek Police Station after receiving treatment at hospital to identify the suspect and confirmed him as the attacker, thanking police for a swift arrest using CCTV technology. Residents in the area had reportedly expressed concern over previous incidents involving the suspect prior to the attack.
