Woman Reports Ex Dragged Her Off Motorbike
A man was arrested at a Udon Thani shopping mall after dragging his ex-wife off her motorcycle in the parking lot; he tested positive for methamphetamine and faces drug charges.
At 8:50 p.m. on August 12, 2569, Deputy Superintendent Sathit Toemtodwattanaskul of Udon Thani City Police was notified by security at a major shopping mall that they had detained a man who pulled a young woman off a motorcycle, injuring her in the parking lot. Police rushed to the scene and found the 32-year-old man from Ban Phue District, Udon Thani, sitting on the ground crying and resisting arrest. The 32-year-old woman, his ex-wife, pointed him out to police and explained they separated one month ago, but he continues to pursue and threaten her, prompting her to file a report at Udon Thani City Police on August 11.
She stated: "At first we got along fine, but later he became addicted to online gambling and methamphetamine. Whenever we argued, he beat me regularly, so I decided to leave. He stalks me, threatens me, and demands I move back to his place. I feel unsafe. Yesterday I filed a report with police. Today he did the same thing again. When I got off work, he followed me to the parking lot asking to reconcile and move back with him. When I refused, he grabbed my throat and pulled me off the motorcycle. I've had enough and want him out of my life."
The man tearfully claimed he had pursued the woman since their high school days. After graduation, he married someone else and had two children, but his wife went abroad to work. He reconnected with his ex and they lived together for about a year. He works at a construction supply store and gave her all his salary. They argued occasionally, mostly about money—she sometimes spent everything and left nothing for his children. He also asked her to finalize her divorce from her former husband, which she refused to do. "A month ago she wanted to separate and moved to a new apartment. I came to ask for reconciliation, but she refused. I followed her for two or three days just wanting to talk and resolve things. I didn't hurt her. Today she wouldn't talk and tried to ride away, so I grabbed her neck—but I didn't harm her physically. I admit I used methamphetamine before coming to see her, just one pill. I never thought things would turn out this way when we moved to Udon Thani together."
Police conducted a urine test and detected methamphetamine. He was charged with drug possession under Category 1 (methamphetamine) and detained for further legal proceedings.
