Analyst's attack sparks security demands in Bang Rak

Silom-based restaurant owner Maitree Chaikaew said he was shaken by this news and he himself had seen a person being mugged once on Rama 4 footpath. He said police should patrol the area more often at night. Masseuse Prapai Darayon said she wasn’t surprised by the news as she often heard about people getting mugged in the area and was careful when walking around. She urged police to patrol the area more often and install more lights so people would feel safer.

Police issued an arrest warrant on August 13 for a Thai male suspect aged 25-30 and offered a Bt20,000 cash reward for anyone who could provide information leading to his arrest. Bang Rak superintendent Pol Colonel Nakhon Thongpanich, who joined the case investigators yesterday, said that since the suspect’s sketch was published, many people had phoned Bang Rak Police at 02-2359123-4 to provide information – but so far nothing had panned out. Police also checked on the man’s whereabouts in Min Buri area yesterday. They have beefed up security in the area’s risk spots by adding security cameras and dispatching 14 on-foot patrol police officers, he added.