Drunk Man Gropes Rescue Worker After Assault
A drunk man assaulted a female rescue volunteer in Samut Prakan while being transported to hospital after a separate incident left him with a head injury.
On July 5, 2569 (2026), volunteer rescue workers from the Ruam Katanyu Foundation were dispatched at 11 p.m. on July 4 to a community shelter in Bang Sao Thong District, Samut Prakan, following a report of assault. Upon arrival, they found 38-year-old Thanchart with a head laceration and began first aid before arranging hospital transport. While being escorted down from the third floor, the intoxicated man groped a 29-year-old female rescue volunteer in front of multiple staff members and the victim's boyfriend, also a volunteer paramedic. The incident sparked a heated argument, prompting officials to contact Bang Sao Thong Police to defuse the situation. Thanchart then apologized and declined hospital treatment, with rescue personnel electing not to pursue charges.
The 29-year-old female victim reported that she heard knocking on her door, thinking it was her boyfriend. When she opened it, Thanchart attempted to force his way inside. She pushed him out and closed the door, but when her boyfriend arrived and saw what happened, he punched Thanchart once in the face, causing him to fall and injure himself.
Nattanant, the female rescue worker who was groped, stated that while transporting Thanchart to the hospital, he grabbed her buttocks, upsetting her boyfriend but she managed to remain composed. Aphiwat, the boyfriend and fellow rescue volunteer, said he was angry because they came to help but were treated disrespectfully. He acknowledged that if they hadn't been wearing rescue uniforms, the situation could have escalated further.
