Transgender Suspect Arrested for Stabbing Student, Stealing Phone
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Police have arrested a 41-year-old transgender woman for allegedly stabbing a female master's student seven times with scissors near a university in Bangkok's Asoke area, and stealing a mobile phone from a convenience store. The suspect, identified only as Thirawat, was apprehended in front of a hotel in Klong Toey on October 27 after officers recognized the suspect's description. A drug test came back positive for methamphetamine.
On October 28, Police Major General Siam Boonsom, commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau Division 5, ordered Police Colonel Nitiwat Saensing, superintendent of Division 5, and Police Lieutenant Colonel Ratthanan Ekthitikul, superintendent of Thong Lor Police Station, to lead a team of investigators to arrest Thirawat, aged 41, along with a mobile phone, a white singlet worn during the crime, and a white shoulder bag. A preliminary drug test was positive. The arrest occurred in front of a hotel in Klong Tan subdistrict, Klong Toey district, Bangkok, on October 27 at 8:44 PM.
The arrest followed a patrol by the arrest team who spotted a male dressed as a female whose appearance matched the suspect in a phone theft case involving a Galaxy XCover6 Pro (model SM-G736B/DS) in front of a hotel. Officers identified themselves as police.
Thirawat appeared agitated and delirious, so officers searched the suspect and found the stolen phone inside the white shoulder bag. When questioned about the phone, Thirawat admitted to stealing it from a convenience store on October 23. A preliminary drug test returned positive.
Additionally, the suspect is accused of assaulting a 33-year-old female master's student (identified pseudonymously as 'A') from a university in the Asoke area on October 3. The suspect allegedly punched the victim in the face before chasing and stabbing her with a scissor-like object, causing wounds requiring seven stitches.
During questioning, the suspect gave incoherent answers, stating the phone was taken just to keep. Regarding the stabbing, the suspect claimed stress from working hard all day, being verbally abused, and having been fired from a previous hotel job. When asked about drug use, the suspect denied it, but the test was positive.
Police have charged the suspect with nighttime theft and illegal use of Category 1 narcotics (methamphetamine or ice). The suspect and evidence were handed to Thong Lor Police Station investigators for legal proceedings. Police will also pursue additional charges for causing bodily harm to the master's student.
