Woman rescued in attempt to jump off Phitsanulok police station building
Muang Phitsanulok police on Tuesday evening rescued a woman who had climbed up to the rooftop of the four-storey police station and planned to jump in an attempt to kill herself.
The woman reportedly shouted several times that she had been raped and told onlookers to take a video of her jumping off the building so “everyone would know”.
Officers quickly deployed an air cushion on the ground and dispatched negotiators to talk to the woman. After talking for about 30 minutes, they succeeded in taking her down safely.
Phitsanulok police chief Pol Colonel Phakphum Prabsriphum said the woman had filed a complaint against her friend for raping her earlier that day.
“During an interview she also told officers she had been suffering from depression,” he said. “While they were contacting the man to come in for interrogation, the woman took off her jacket and shoes before going up to the rooftop,” he added.