Woman reports assault and robbery in Kathu petrol station toilet

A 27-year-old Thai woman has reported being assaulted and robbed inside a women’s toilet at a petrol station in Kathu, Phuket, with nearly B60,000 belonging to her employer and about B2,000 of her own money taken.

The woman, identified as Bee, filed a complaint at Kathu Police Station at about 4pm on November 9, accompanied by a relative. She told police she was travelling to work in Patong when she stopped at the station to use the toilet. After leaving, she realised she had forgotten her phone and returned to retrieve it.

Bee alleged that someone struck her head several times with an unidentified hard object as she entered the toilet. She said the attacker covered her head, punched her in the face and around one eye, and tried to take her bag. She resisted before losing consciousness. She also recalled hearing at least two women speaking in an Indian language shortly before blacking out.

The money reportedly included nearly B60,000 given to her by her employer for a bank deposit, along with about B2,000 of her own cash.

A cleaner told news agencies that she became concerned after noticing a motorcycle parked outside the women’s toilet for longer than usual. One cubicle was locked, and staff opened it with a key obtained from management. Bee was found curled up on the floor near a bin after apparently being inside for more than two hours.

Staff called an ambulance from the Kusoldharm Phuket Foundation’s Kathu branch. Bee regained consciousness while being taken to hospital and continued to experience pain in her head and around one eye, according to the report.

Police have asked the petrol station to provide CCTV footage showing people entering and leaving the women’s toilet around the time of the reported attack. Officers are reviewing the footage as part of the investigation.