Bangkok: Thai police have detained seven youths after a Japanese language teacher was assaulted and attempted to be robbed near an Airport Rail Link station in Bangkok, authorities said.
According to Thai News Agency, the incident occurred on Wednesday night near the Makkasan Airport Rail Link station. Police reported that the victim, a 43-year-old Japanese national, was walking through an unlit overgrown area when two motorcycles carrying a group of teenagers approached him and demanded money.
Police noted that when the victim refused, the youths attacked him with rocks and fists. The man managed to flee the scene and sought help from a local taxi driver resting nearby.
The victim sustained facial injuries, requiring four stitches behind his ear and three on his lip. Utilizing CCTV footage, police tracked the suspects' escape route toward public housing flats near Din Daeng Police Station. Officers were able to locate and bring in the seven minors for questioning, alongside multidisciplinary officials and their parents.
Police Colonel Uramporn Khundechsamrit, chief of Makkasan Police Station, stated that although the youths admitted to the incident, investigators plan to re-interview the victim to clarify details before formal charges are filed. The suspects are expected to be presented to the Central Juvenile and Family Court following police procedures.