High-rise resident faces attempted murder charge for cutting painters’ rope in Thailand
- The 34-year-old confessed to cutting the support rope of two painters who were left hanging above the 26th floor of a high-rise condominium
- Thai media reported that the woman was angry because she had not been told the work would be carried out. She has denied trying to kill the painters
The woman is facing attempted murder and property destruction charges, said Police Colonel Pongjak Preechakarunpong, chief of the Pak Kret police station north of the Thai capital.
Pongjak did not say what prompted her to cut the rope, but Thai media reported that she was apparently frustrated when the workers appeared outside her room and had not seen an announcement by the condo that they would be doing work on October 12.
A video clip on social media showed two painters asking the residents on the 26th floor to open the window and let them in. One of the painters, a Myanmar national named Song, told the Thai media that he and his two friends had lowered themselves from the 32nd floor to repair a crack on the building.
When he reached the 30th floor, he felt that the rope was heavier and when he looked down, he saw someone on the 21st floor open a window and cut his rope. He tried asking for help from other units, but nobody was in. The third colleague continued to support them from the top floor, said Praphaiwan Setsing, the resident who saved them.