A Thai mother living in Sweden has appealed for help after her 15-year-old daughter was rescued in Pattaya following an abduction and sexual assault case involving two motorcycle taxi riders.
According to Thai media, the girl, who has learning difficulties, had been living in Chon Buri with her grandmother while her mother worked in Sweden. She was reported missing on 24 February after failing to arrive at school.
The mother contacted the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women from Sweden as the family searched for the teenager. She had also shared missing-person appeals online in Pattaya and said she planned to return to Thailand within days.
The girl was found on 26 February after escaping from a house near a motorcycle taxi stand in Nong Prue. Police later said two suspects were arrested on 27 February and face charges including rape, unlawful detention and child abduction for sexual purposes.
Thai authorities and child protection officials are now supporting the girl’s physical and mental recovery. The case has also drawn attention to the distress faced by Thai families overseas when serious crimes happen back home.
