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2 Thai men, 41 & 21, arrested for allegedly abducting Chinese national in Bangkok

She apparently jumped out of her abductor’s vehicle to escape.

2 Thai men, 41 & 21, arrested for allegedly abducting Chinese national in Bangkok

Two Thai men, aged 41 and 24, were arrested in Bangkok for allegedly kidnapping and assaulting a Chinese national, according to local police reports. The victim, who was reportedly traveling from a Bangkok hotel, was dragged into a vehicle driven by the suspects and taken towards the Thai-Myanmar border. The victim managed to escape by jumping out of the moving car before running towards passersby for help.

Police received a report of the incident on August 23 at midnight and conducted a preliminary investigation, which revealed that the women was abducted by four men. The arrested men, identified as Somkiat and Kittiporn, admitted to picking up the victim from a hotel but claimed their motive for taking her to the border was unclear.

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