Koh Phangan rape suspect arrested

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Koh Phangan rape suspect arrested

Published: 2 Oct 2012 at 19.20
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Surat Thani police have arrested a Myanmar man in connection with an attempted rape on an Israeli woman on the tourist island of Koh Phangan on Monday.

The man was identified only as Bo, 25, a trash collector at Tommy Resort, which is located not far from where the rape took place, Pol Col Witthaya Wangsadarn, chief of the Koh Phangan police station, said on Tuesday.

The arrest came after a tip-off from the hotel’s owner, who suspected his employee of attacking Ms Havory (surname withheld), a 23-year-old Israeli tourist, he said.

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fineguy
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Discussion 5 : 02 Oct 2012 at 23.065
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She said she "bit his lip." She didn't scratch his chest as he was wearing a T-shirt. Don't know about his neck.

I know what I'm talking about because a friend is having some issues right now that shows how cases are investigated in most cases.
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Discussion 4 : 02 Oct 2012 at 23.034
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Glad they catch a suspect and hope its the raper and send him to jail ...i wonder how naive this young woman is walking at 3 am alone on the beach ???those she think its safe ??? anyway i am a man and i always try to walk with someone on the beach after 21h30-22h...just a question of security....
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My bet is this lady will not be a return visitor to this sour country. This same kind of problem is becoming systemic with Thailand. Will they never realize what is really happening to the country's image or do they just not really care about 'Next Year.'
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Discussion 2 : 02 Oct 2012 at 21.122
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Good work on the part of the locals there.
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Discussion 1 : 02 Oct 2012 at 20.441
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Well done, hope it is the right guy they got .
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