Family seeks justice after sisters assaulted in late night attack

PHETCHABURI — A food delivery rider has been arrested after allegedly entering the bedroom of two teenage sisters in the middle of the night and sexually assaulting them in Cha-am district, according to the victims' family.

The incident allegedly took place at about 02:30 on May 19 at a home in Cha-am municipality, Phetchaburi province.

The father of the girls, identified as Siri Pongsap, 45, said his daughters were asleep when a man wearing the uniform of a delivery service worker allegedly entered their bedroom.

The older sister, 18, identified under the pseudonym "A", said she and her younger sister had gone to bed around midnight. More than two hours later, she awoke feeling someone touching her.

After realizing the person was not a family member, she screamed, causing the suspect to flee from the bedroom, she said.

The two sisters chased him outside the house, where the suspect allegedly attempted to escape on a white Honda Wave motorcycle.

The older sister said she kicked the motorcycle, causing it to fall, while their father, awakened by the screams, ran from another room and restrained the suspect until police arrived.

The father said the suspect claimed someone had sent him a message asking him to meet one of the girls at the house, an explanation the family did not believe.

Police later detained the man after the family filed a complaint at Cha-am Police Station.

The father said relatives of the suspect had attempted to negotiate with the family to avoid legal action, but he insisted on pursuing the case.

He added that his daughters had recently seen the suspect back at work delivering food on the same motorcycle allegedly used during the incident, leaving the family fearful for their safety.

"The girls are afraid and do not dare go out," he said, calling on authorities to pursue the case fully.

Police had not immediately released details of charges or the current legal status of the suspect.