Woman Alone in Hotel Room Attacked by Adjacent Guest
A Hat Yai woman filed a police complaint after an intoxicated man from an adjacent hotel room repeatedly tried to break into her room on August 16-17, forcing his way past the door lock despite her chain lock defense.
On August 18, a 34-year-old woman reported an alarming incident after checking into a hotel room in Hat Yai. While sleeping alone on the night of August 16-17, an unfamiliar man—apparently intoxicated or mentally unstable—repeatedly knocked on her door and managed to pick the lock. Although the door had an additional chain lock, the man persisted in trying to reach through and remove it with his hand. The woman quickly called hotel staff for help, and it was discovered that the man was staying in the adjacent room and had attempted this intrusion two or three times previously. The hotel staff only came to observe and took no other action, prompting the woman to file a trespassing complaint with Khao Hong Police in Hat Yai District.
The woman expressed deep fear, saying that if the man had managed to enter, she dares not imagine what might have happened. Lieutenant Colonel Apichat Wanko, superintendent of Khao Hong Police Station, has ordered the investigation team to urgently collect evidence including CCTV footage to proceed with the case as quickly as possible, noting that such a situation cannot be left unaddressed due to the danger it poses.
