Authorities have been on site collecting evidence to track down two suspects who struck a 15-year-old girl on the head until she lost consciousness and then sexually assaulted her in a forest adjacent to a well-known temple in Chonburi. Relatives revealed the girl's pitiful life; she is motherless and must work to support herself despite her young age. Tags: [crime, assault, sexual assault, Chonburi, investigation, child victim]
On 22 January 2026, social media circulated information about a 15-year-old girl who used to collect and sell shellfish to support herself and her sick mother. In 2021, her mother passed away from illness, leaving her to live alone with care from an aunt. Yesterday, she was raped and struck on the neck with a hard object in the jurisdiction of Saensuk Police Station and is currently hospitalized at Chonburi Hospital. Since the post was shared widely, it has attracted a large number of comments. Tags: [social media, victim background, assault, hospital, Chonburi]
Regarding this case, a reporter asked an investigator at Saensuk Police Station who stated that the girl, referred to as B, came to report that on 21 January 2026 at about 2:00 p.m., while walking home from Buddha Dan Narok Park toward Saensuk Sutthiworaram Temple, two men followed her from behind. They grabbed her arm, strangled her, and struck her head until she lost consciousness. Tags: [police report, assault, witness statement, Saensuk Police Station]
When she regained consciousness and examined her body, she discovered she had been sexually assaulted. She then filed a complaint with the police to proceed legally. The incident occurred near Saensuk Sutthiworaram Temple, Saensuk Subdistrict, Mueang District, Chonburi Province. Tags: [sexual assault, complaint, Saensuk Temple, legal action]
Police quickly inspected the scene, finding a remote dirt road lined with dense forest. Authorities are reviewing CCTV footage to locate the perpetrators. Meanwhile, girl B is resting and receiving treatment at Burapha University Hospital. Tags: [crime scene, investigation, CCTV, hospital, Chonburi]
Interviewing Ms. Kannika Yothakul, 33, a resident living adjacent to the forest where the incident occurred, she said she was home all day yesterday and did not hear any cries for help at the time of the incident. The house across the street also heard nothing. The girl reportedly was knocked unconscious, so she likely did not cry out. Her home has CCTV cameras, but she does not know the exact time of the incident and has not yet found relevant footage. The area is somewhat trafficked by vehicles during the day but is quite isolated at night. Tags: [witness, CCTV, local resident, crime scene, isolation]
Asked about the victim, the father of B's friend said B had been staying with his daughter for about a week. Yesterday, his partner noticed B crying and asked what happened. His daughter said her friend had gone out to buy grilled meatballs but was raped in the forest near Saensuk Temple. He then had his partner take her to report the crime at the police station. He observed bruises on her neck but was unsure what caused them and did not notice marks on her cheek. Tags: [witness, victim's condition, police report, Saensuk Temple]
Regarding the head injury that caused unconsciousness, the girl herself gave this account, but he did not see the wounds. The area where it happened often sees youths passing through, but such an incident had never occurred before. Tags: [injury, witness account, local area, youth presence]
Ms. Ubon, the girl's aunt, tearfully revealed that the incident happened yesterday. The girl had come to stay at her friend's house for three days and had overslept, missing school. Likely hungry, she went out to buy fried meatballs at Saensuk Temple, where the attack occurred on the way. The girl said two men approached from behind, grabbed her arm, dragged her into the forest, and hit her neck with a stick until she lost consciousness. Upon waking, she cried and returned to her friend's house, whose mother then took her to report the crime. The aunt learned of this when the friend's mother came to request documents for the police report. The girl remains withdrawn and quiet, rarely speaking to her. The aunt pleaded with authorities to capture the perpetrators, saying she could not bear the sight of the girl's condition. The attack site has no CCTV cameras. Tags: [family statement, victim's condition, crime details, police appeal, lack of CCTV]
Initially, the girl shows symptoms of lethargy and daze, with bruises covering her neck and swelling and redness on the injured head. The aunt urged the offenders to surrender, emphasizing the girl's unfortunate circumstances and that she should not have suffered such harm, especially after recently losing her mother. This event has compounded her hardship many times over. Tags: [victim condition, family appeal, trauma, assault aftermath]
Pol. Col. Dr. Narutchpong Udomsri, chief of Saensuk Police Station, said officers have initially sent detectives to inspect CCTV footage around the crime scene and summoned the victim's friend and the friend's aunt for further questioning. They will also wait for medical confirmation on whether the injuries resulted from sexual assault or other harm, as the girl has not spoken but only cried. If confirmed, they will promptly pursue and arrest the perpetrators to bring them to justice. The police are working thoroughly and swiftly, awaiting the doctor's confirmation. Tags: [police statement, investigation, CCTV review, witness interviews, medical examination, case progress]