Woman Arrested for Acid Attack on Coworker
A 28-year-old woman was arrested on a train in Songkhla after throwing sulfuric acid on a former coworker's face in Pattani on July 3, allegedly in retaliation for sexual harassment.
On July 14, 2569, Police Captain Withaya Sriprasertphap ordered the arrest of a 28-year-old woman, Samerao, under a Pattani provincial court arrest warrant dated July 7, 2569 on charges of attempted premeditated murder. She was apprehended aboard a Yala–Nakhon Si Thammarat local train while it stopped at Hat Yai Junction Station in Hat Yai district, Songkhla province.
The incident occurred on July 3 when the suspect called the victim to meet at Lam Ta Chi in Lam Phot subdistrict, Yaring district, Pattani. When the victim arrived, the suspect rode a motorcycle to the location, then threw sulfuric acid from a glass bottle onto the victim's face and body, causing injuries, before fleeing on the motorcycle. The victim's older brother later filed a report with Yaring Police Station.
After authorities obtained an arrest warrant, the suspect learned she was wanted and fled by boarding the Yala–Nakhon Si Thammarat train. Police tracked her movements and arrested her at Hat Yai Junction Station.
During questioning, the suspect admitted to harboring personal resentment toward the victim, a former coworker, because he had sexually harassed and threatened her previously. She has been handed over to Yaring Police Station in Pattani for further legal proceedings.
