Woman complains about Songkran groping
published : 16 Apr 2024 at 15:52
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Sutthiwit Chayutworakan
A woman has complained to police about being groped during a Songkran celebration in Samut Prakan on Monday night.
The woman filed her complaint on Tuesday morning. She asked police to find the man who groped her breast on Praekasa Road between 8pm and 9pm on Monday.
She said she was riding her motorcycle to celebrate the water festival on the road. At one point when she stopped, a man applied talcum poweder on her face and then groped her breast. She said she almost lost her balance on her bike, and her friend who was riding pillion was also groped.
Groping is considered a hazard that many women must deal with during the annual water fights, but few choose to contact the police afterward.
In this case, the woman is hoping that images posted on social media could help police track down the offender.
Vocabulary
- balance: the ability to keep steady with an equal amount of weight on each side - ความสมดุล, การทรงตัว
- breast: either of the two round soft parts at the front of a woman's body that produce milk when she has had a baby - หน้าอก
- complaint: when someone says that something is wrong or not satisfactory - การร้องเรียน
- grope: to feel with your hands; to touch somebody sexually, especially when they do not want you to - คลำหา, เสาะหา, ลูบคลำ
- hazard: something that is dangerous and likely to cause damage - สิ่งที่เป็นอันตราย
- offender: a person who is guilty of a crime - ผู้กระทำความผิด
- talcum powder (noun): a soft white powder made from talc that you sometimes put on your body after having a bath or a shower - แป้งโรยตัวและทาหน้า
