Businessman arrested for assault on Bangkok delivery rider
published : 31 Jan 2025 at 08:52
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Online Reporters

A well-known property businessman has been arrested and charged after he allegedly dragged a delivery rider into his house at gunpoint and repeatedly assaulted him. The rider was later rescued.
Sirianont Srikureja, 46, president and CEO of a real estate firm, was arrested on Wednesday for assaulting Arthit Noodaeng, 46, and dragging him into his house in Bangkok's Bang Kapi district on Wednesday evening.
The businessman allegedly assaulted and threatened to kill Mr Arthit. Police later came to his rescue after being alerted to the incident.
Mr Arthit said the suspect fired a shot at the door of the house before holding him at gunpoint. The man then repeatedly hit his head and then dragged him inside the house, where he kicked him many times.
The rider said he begged for his life and told the attacker that he had come to pick up an order, but the businessman refused to listen and continued to kick him. Mr Sirianont then brandished five guns, held him by the arms and neck, and threatened to kill him, according to Mr Arthit.
Police had pressed three charges against Mr Sirianont: assault, illegal detention and firing a gunshot without a sound reason.
Mr Sirianont’s mother admitted her son often drank alcohol but claimed he was neither hot-tempered nor aggressive.
She said her son told her that a delivery rider came to his house five days ago, claiming he was there to pick up goods. This made him become suspicious of any delivery rider, she said.
Vocabulary
- aggressive: behaving in an angry and violent way towards another person - ก้าวร้าว
- assault (verb): to attack someone violently, either physically or in some other way, e.g., smell - ทำร้ายร่างกาย, ทำร้าย
- at gunpoint: when someone has a gun pointing at them -
- beg: to ask somebody for something especially in an anxious way because you want or need it very much - อ้อนวอน, ขอร้อง
- brandish: to hold or wave something, especially a weapon, in an aggressive or excited way - กวัดแกว่ง (อาวุธ)
- dragging: pulling - ดึง
- hot-tempered (adj): tending to become very angry easily - ใจร้อน
- real estate: property - อสังหาริมทรัพย์
- rescue: to save a person or animal from a dangerous or unpleasant situation - ช่วยชีวิต
- sound: sensible; that you can rely on and that will probably give good results - ไม่มีข้อบกพร่อง, ที่ไม่เสียหาย
- suspicious: a feeling that someone or something cannot be trusted — - มีความสงสัย, ด้วยความสงสัย, สงสัย, พิรุธ