Mother Recalls Son's Abduction With Two Men To Kanchanaburi
Mother Napat says her son hired two men to abduct her from her Bangkok home, beating her and taking her to an elderly care centre in Kanchanaburi. She filed a complaint with Wang Thonglang Police Station, accompanied by activist Ekaphop Leuangprasert, alleging unlawful detention and a related safe‑theft case. Police are investigating and will question the son, daughter and witnesses.
Mother Napat said she was at home with her daughter when her son said he wanted to discuss the factory. She opened the gate with the remote, then noticed two men in white jackets. They grabbed her, covered her mouth, lifted her legs and carried her out quickly. Her daughter thought her brother was taking her mother to see a doctor, as they had previously discussed, so she did not intervene. The men used only physical force, no equipment, to lift her into a waiting rescue van that had been parked covertly. Once inside the van, she begged for help; the man covering her mouth shoved her further in, and when she cried out again, he punched her in the stomach and told her to be quiet. The other accomplice moved to the driver’s seat, reversed, turned on the siren and fled. While driving along Lad Phrao Road, she noticed the van bore a sticker reading “MST Thailand”. The abductors said they would switch vehicles because someone had seen them. As she raised her phone, the perpetrator’s shirt slipped, revealing a dark black triangle tattoo, after which she realized she had already been taken to the elderly care centre in Kanchanaburi.
Police Colonel Jesda Yangnak of Wang Thonglang Police Station said the victim had filed a daily record and charged the two rescue volunteers with unlawful detention. She had previously reported a theft of a safe worth about 9.4 million baht involving her son and daughter-in-law. Investigators plan to interview the son, daughter, neighbours who witnessed the incident, and seek any available CCTV footage or personal recordings. Although the CCTV may no longer exist, they will collect any video or images captured by those involved to determine whether the facts constitute a crime and identify the perpetrator. Authorities pledged to treat both complainant and accused fairly; none have yet given statements, but they have retained all evidence from the “Hone Krasaes” program.
