That old bewitched act again
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| Somyot and Malee, who faked being taken over by spirits. |
During questioning, the wife suddenly began trembling violently, her lips quivering as she rambled unintelligibly.
Her husband rushed to hold her up, telling police that “a spirit has entered her.”
Police were not convinced. An officer warned her: “Tell her to stay calm. If she doesn’t, we’ll put her in handcuffs — and lock up the spirit along with her.”
The pair eventually dropped the act and cooperated.
Highway police nabbed Somyot (no surname given), 67, of Wiang Phang Kham in Mae Sai district, and his wife, Malee, 63, both of Akha ethnicity. The arrest took place on a road behind Mae Sai Hospital.
They were wanted on Lampang Provincial Court warrants issued on Sept 24 for jointly possessing crystal methamphetamine to sell. The couple were taken to Chiang Rai Immigration for documentation.
During questioning, Malee started behaving as if she was having a fit.
She launched into a full-body tremble: shaking hands, quivering lips, eyes rolling like marbles in a cup.
Her husband stepped in solemnly to explain the situation: a spirit had entered her body, he said, as if that would persuade police to have second thoughts about charging the pair.
Police, who must have seen it all before, were unmoved.
After Malee stopped the theatrics, officers proceeded with the arrest report. The couple were handed over to Sobprab police station in Lampang.
The case stems from an earlier arrest on Aug 5 when Sobprab police stopped a bus passenger, Santipap (no surname given), 27. from Surat Thani, who was travelling from Mae Sai to Bangkok.
Officers found 10 tea packets, each containing 500 grammes of crystal meth — five kilogrammes in total, worth about 1.5 million baht — hidden in his luggage beneath the bus.
Under questioning, Santipap said he had travelled from Bangkok to stay at a resort in Mae Sai, and before returning had picked up the drugs from Somyot and Malee at a viewpoint on Doi Pha Mee.
He then mixed the packets among snacks and clothing in his suitcase before boarding the bus, only to be arrested at Sobprab.
Police tracked down his suppliers, Somyot and Malee, who were duly arrested and charged.
Ride-hail driver attacks customer
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| Arisara, who was attacked by the Bolt driver. |
A 19-year-old woman narrowly escaped an attempted sexual assault by a Bolt ride-hailing driver while traveling from her dorm to a tattoo shop in Bang Kruai, Nonthaburi.
The incident, which took place on Sept 10, came to light last week after the victim Arisara (surname withheld) appealed to a local victim’s advocate for help.
Police had told her forensic tests on the clothes she wore would take 2-3 months, which she thought was too long. The suspect was arrested shortly after the attack.
Recouting the episode, Arisara said she booked the ride via the Bolt app for a 23km journey from her dorm on Chan 24 Road to the Smooth Tattoo shop in Bang Kruai.
Arisara told reporters the driver had initially flattered her and admitted he was married.
He also tried to coax her to a hotel, though she declined his advances.
Close to the tattoo shop, the driver parked the vehicle and climbed from the front to the back seat. He groped her under her skirt, and attempted to penetrate her, she said.
He also tried to restrain her using the passenger seatbelt. She fought back, escaped, and ran into the tattoo shop for help. The driver, in a grey BYD Atto 3, fled the scene.
Arisara and the shop owner later contacted him via the Bolt app, but he denied the allegations, claiming she gave a “one-sided” account.
Arisara reported the incident to Bang Kruai police and submitted her clothing for forensic examination. Officers sent her for a medical exam.
While she was still being examined, police said they had detained a suspect and asked her to identify him, but she was too frightened.
She provided her clothing from the attack for forensic testing, when she was told about the likely 2–3 month wait, causing her further anxiety.
Arisara sought the help of media outlets and local activist Chotinan “Pae” Lertritphuwadol, who said forensic results should not take that long.
He pushed investigators to speed up the process, saying such behaviour damaged the reputation of honest ride-hailing drivers.
Thief impersonates woman
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| Thanathon wearing an unconvincing wig. |
A former army conscript drill instructor in Bangkok disguised himself as a woman to rob a convenience store.
The suspect, wearing a long brown wig and mask, robbed the store in the Hua Mak area, claiming before staff that he was doing it because his child was sick.
Despite the disguise, investigators traced him through CCTV footage and arrested him at his condo.
Pol Maj Gen Kampanat Arunkeeriroj, commander of Metropolitan Police Division 4, together with Hua Mak police, announced the arrest of Thanathon (surname withheld), 23, originally from Kalasin province.
Officers seized a brown wig, the outfit used in the crime, and a grey Toyota Yaris Ativ in whch he left the scene.
Police say a man dressed like a woman entered a convenience store on Rama IX Soi 57 on Nov 12.
Wearing a mask and carrying a knife, he ordered the clerk to put cash into a bag. He escaped with around 10,000 baht.
As part of the ruse, he even told the staff he needed money because his “child was sick” — a claim later proven false, as police say he is childless.
The suspect fled along the walkway beside Klong Kacha. Later, officers searching the area found a pair of black sports shoes hidden under the walkway, matching those worn by the robber.
Police reviewing additional cameras saw a grey Toyota Yaris drive into Rama IX Soi 49 near the canal about 1.25 am.
A man wearing a black T-shirt and black trousers exited the car and walked toward the canal — an access route that leads directly to Soi 57 where the robbery occurred.
After the robbery, the man was seen returning to the car and driving away.
Officers followed the trail through multiple cameras, eventually identifying the vehicle’s registered owner: his girlfriend.
Police later found the suspect living with her at a condo in Ramkhamhaeng Soi 26.
For the robbery, he wore a white long-sleeved T-shirt, black trousers, dark sports shoes, and a long brown wig.
On Nov 16, police raided the condo and arrested Thanathon. Inside, police found the wig, the clothing worn in the robbery, and other evidence.
He confessed, telling police he had recently completed military service and had worked as an assistant drill instructor.
He robbed the store, he said, because he had lost his job and needed money to pay debts and daily expenses. He did not say why he chose to go disguised as a woman.
He has been charged with armed robbery at night while concealing his identity and using a vehicle to facilitate the crime or escape.
No threesomes, thanks
A clothing vendor in Nakhon Pathom shot her husband four times after discovering he had resumed a relationship with his ex-wife. The husband, Sumet (no surname given) 36, was seriously injured but survived.
Police said the shooting occurred in front of a public road in Nakhon Chai Si district, close to their home, on Nov 19. The woman, Nan (no surname given) 59, was caught with a registered .38 calibre revolver and the car in which she fled the scene. She admitted the motive was jealousy and anger over the husband’s betrayal.
Nan said she and Sumet had lived together for six years. During his recent nine-month prison sentence for possession of firearms, she continued to support him and visit regularly.
After his release, he began seeing his ex-wife again and proposed living together in a three-person arrangement, with alternating days at each residence.
Nan rejected this arrangement. Angered by the situation, she had been observing him for three days before confronting him and firing the shots.
Witnesses reported hearing arguments followed by four gunshots. Sumeth was hit in the torso and right thigh and suffered serious injuries.
He was taken to Nakhon Pathom Hospital by bystanders. Police charged Nan with attempted murder and firearms matters.
The suspect, wearing a long brown wig and mask, robbed the store in the Hua Mak area, claiming before staff that he was doing it because his child was sick.
Despite the disguise, investigators traced him through CCTV footage and arrested him at his condo.
Pol Maj Gen Kampanat Arunkeeriroj, commander of Metropolitan Police Division 4, together with Hua Mak police, announced the arrest of Thanathon (surname withheld), 23, originally from Kalasin province.
Officers seized a brown wig, the outfit used in the crime, and a grey Toyota Yaris Ativ in whch he left the scene.
Police say a man dressed like a woman entered a convenience store on Rama IX Soi 57 on Nov 12.
Wearing a mask and carrying a knife, he ordered the clerk to put cash into a bag. He escaped with around 10,000 baht.
As part of the ruse, he even told the staff he needed money because his “child was sick” — a claim later proven false, as police say he is childless.
The suspect fled along the walkway beside Klong Kacha. Later, officers searching the area found a pair of black sports shoes hidden under the walkway, matching those worn by the robber.
Police reviewing additional cameras saw a grey Toyota Yaris drive into Rama IX Soi 49 near the canal about 1.25 am.
A man wearing a black T-shirt and black trousers exited the car and walked toward the canal — an access route that leads directly to Soi 57 where the robbery occurred.
After the robbery, the man was seen returning to the car and driving away.
Officers followed the trail through multiple cameras, eventually identifying the vehicle’s registered owner: his girlfriend.
Police later found the suspect living with her at a condo in Ramkhamhaeng Soi 26.
For the robbery, he wore a white long-sleeved T-shirt, black trousers, dark sports shoes, and a long brown wig.
On Nov 16, police raided the condo and arrested Thanathon. Inside, police found the wig, the clothing worn in the robbery, and other evidence.
He confessed, telling police he had recently completed military service and had worked as an assistant drill instructor.
He robbed the store, he said, because he had lost his job and needed money to pay debts and daily expenses. He did not say why he chose to go disguised as a woman.
He has been charged with armed robbery at night while concealing his identity and using a vehicle to facilitate the crime or escape.
No threesomes, thanks
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| Nan, who shot her unfaithful husband. |
A clothing vendor in Nakhon Pathom shot her husband four times after discovering he had resumed a relationship with his ex-wife. The husband, Sumet (no surname given) 36, was seriously injured but survived.
Police said the shooting occurred in front of a public road in Nakhon Chai Si district, close to their home, on Nov 19. The woman, Nan (no surname given) 59, was caught with a registered .38 calibre revolver and the car in which she fled the scene. She admitted the motive was jealousy and anger over the husband’s betrayal.
Nan said she and Sumet had lived together for six years. During his recent nine-month prison sentence for possession of firearms, she continued to support him and visit regularly.
After his release, he began seeing his ex-wife again and proposed living together in a three-person arrangement, with alternating days at each residence.
Nan rejected this arrangement. Angered by the situation, she had been observing him for three days before confronting him and firing the shots.
Witnesses reported hearing arguments followed by four gunshots. Sumeth was hit in the torso and right thigh and suffered serious injuries.
He was taken to Nakhon Pathom Hospital by bystanders. Police charged Nan with attempted murder and firearms matters.
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