PUBLISHED : 8 Mar 2024 at 04:00
TRANG: The Swiss man who assaulted and seriously injured a Thai woman at a mall rejected the bail offered by his former Thai wife and remained uncooperative with police handling the case.
Local tourist police said yesterday that the Trang Provincial Court had set bail for Dieter Matthias Straumann at 50,000 baht. His ex-wife appeared at the court with an asset worth 50,000 baht to seek his temporary release.
However, the 62-year-old rejected the assistance, insisting that he did not want any contact with the Swiss embassy or his relatives. He also insisted that he wanted to remain in jail.
The officers handling the case have requested immigration police to prevent him from leaving Thailand in case he…
