Cop accused of rape still on the run
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The policeman accused of raping an 18-year-old Laotian girl working for a noodle vendor went into hiding as soon as an arrest warrant was issued against him.
Second Lieutenant Tatree Suebsamarn, 53, did not show up to surrender yesterday even though he had told the police officer in charge of his case that he would turn himself in at 2pm.
The case is in the hands of Muang Samut Prakarn police station as the crime allegedly took place in Samut Prakarn on April 20. Tatree works for the Thong Lor Police Station in Bangkok.
According to the complaint, Tatree – who was driving a taxi that day – did not drive the victim to her destination and instead handcuffed her and took her to an apartment where she was raped.
Thong Lor Police Station’s superintendent Colonel Chumpon Pumpuang said he was still in touch with Tatree’s mother, who insisted that her son would surrender.
