Stepfather Arrested for Drugging, Assaulting 14-Year-Old Girl
A 34-year-old man was arrested in Ratchaburi on August 9 for drugging and sexually assaulting a 14-year-old girl whom he lured to a hotel in Surin last year. The victim escaped after three days and alerted relatives, leading to his apprehen
On August 9, 2026, police officers led by Deputy Commissioner Siam Bunserm arrested 34-year-old Suwipha at a residential address in Tambon Phongsawai, Muang District, Ratchaburi province. He faced charges of child abduction and sexual assault under a Surin Provincial Court warrant (No. 100/2569) issued on February 13, 2026.
The case began on August 12, 2025, when a young woman called the 14-year-old girl, instructing her to meet her stepfather Suwipha at a hotel in Surin. The girl did not return home afterward. On August 15, the victim sent a distress message to relatives stating she was in Ratchaburi and had been drugged and sexually assaulted twice by Suwipha at his residence. Her relatives and mother retrieved her and filed a police report, leading to the suspect's arrest and prosecution.
