{"id":12899,"date":"2025-12-27T13:21:03","date_gmt":"2025-12-27T13:21:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/tourists-in-thailand-smear-unknown-substances-vandalise-hotel-room-arrested-for-damaging-property\/"},"modified":"2025-12-27T13:21:03","modified_gmt":"2025-12-27T13:21:03","slug":"tourists-in-thailand-smear-unknown-substances-vandalise-hotel-room-arrested-for-damaging-property","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/tourists-in-thailand-smear-unknown-substances-vandalise-hotel-room-arrested-for-damaging-property\/","title":{"rendered":"Tourists in Thailand smear unknown substances &amp; vandalise hotel room, arrested for damaging property"},"content":{"rendered":"<div>\n<h2>Tourists in Thailand arrested after trashing accommodation<\/h2>\n<p>A pair of German tourists were arrested in Thailand after they caused &#3647;200,000 (~S$8,265) worth of property damage in the room they were staying in.<\/p>\n<p>According to Chiang Mai News, the foreigners were arrested on Christmas Day (25 Dec) when police tracked them down to their new accommodations.<\/p>\n<h3>Allegedly unhappy with service<\/h3>\n<p>The two suspects, a 38-year-old man and a 21-year-old woman, had booked a room at a condominium in Suthep subdistrict between 18 and 21 Dec.<\/p>\n<p>During their stay, the couple had allegedly been dissatisfied with the service, which led to them trashing the room.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_686499\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-686499\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Chiang Mai News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Photos published by Chiang Mai News showed red substances smeared on countertops as well as inside the washing machine.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_686498\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-686498\" class=\"wp-image-686498 size-full lazyload\" alt=\"tourists property damage room washing machine\" width=\"1108\" height=\"1477\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tourists-property-damage-room-3.jpg 1108w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tourists-property-damage-room-3-450x600.jpg 450w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tourists-property-damage-room-3-768x1024.jpg 768w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tourists-property-damage-room-3-113x150.jpg 113w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1108px) 100vw, 1108px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tourists-property-damage-room-3.jpg\">\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/12-weeks-jail-for-school-it-support-technician-who-took-upskirt-videos-of-teachers\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">&lt;div&gt;12 weeks' jail for school IT support technician who took upskirt videos of teachers&lt;\/div&gt;<\/span><\/a><\/div><p id=\"caption-attachment-686498\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Chiang Mai News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Meanwhile, other images of the aftermath showed a badly scratched wall and a filthy stove top.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_1464937603\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-1464937603\" class=\"td-animation-stack-type0-2 wp-image-1464937603 size-full lazyload\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1108px) 100vw, 1108px\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/www.khaosodenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/german-damage1.jpeg 1108w, https:\/\/www.khaosodenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/german-damage1-768x392.jpeg 768w, https:\/\/www.khaosodenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/german-damage1-1024x522.jpeg 1024w, https:\/\/www.khaosodenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/german-damage1-250x127.jpeg 250w, https:\/\/www.khaosodenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/german-damage1-696x355.jpeg 696w, https:\/\/www.khaosodenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/german-damage1-1068x545.jpeg 1068w, https:\/\/www.khaosodenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/german-damage1-824x420.jpeg 824w\" alt=\"german damage1\" width=\"1108\" height=\"565\" src=\"https:\/\/www.khaosodenglish.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/german-damage1.jpeg\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-1464937603\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Khaosod English<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>The couple subsequently left the accommodations for another.<\/p>\n<p>When the room owner was unable to contact the pair to seek compensation for the damage, they filed a police report.<\/p>\n<h3>Pair arrested for property damage<\/h3>\n<p>Police obtained a warrant for their arrest on 24 Dec and traced the suspects to a new room in Wat Ket subdistrict.<\/p>\n<div class=\"internal-linking-related-contents\"><a href=\"https:\/\/jobuzo.com\/en\/migrant-acquitted-in-first-trial-over-us-border-military-zones\/\" class=\"template-1\"><span class=\"cta\">News :<\/span><span class=\"postTitle\">Migrant acquitted in first trial over US border military zones<\/span><\/a><\/div><p>There, police arrested the two and booked them both for property damage.<\/p>\n<div id=\"attachment_686496\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-686496\" class=\"wp-image-686496 size-full lazyload\" alt=\"tourists property damage room arrest\" width=\"1477\" height=\"1108\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tourists-property-damage-room-1.jpg 1477w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tourists-property-damage-room-1-600x450.jpg 600w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tourists-property-damage-room-1-1024x768.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tourists-property-damage-room-1-150x113.jpg 150w, https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tourists-property-damage-room-1-80x60.jpg 80w\" data-sizes=\"(max-width: 1477px) 100vw, 1477px\" src=\"https:\/\/mustsharenews.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/12\/tourists-property-damage-room-1.jpg\">\n<p id=\"caption-attachment-686496\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Source: Chiang Mai News<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Latest reports indicate that they are being held at Phuping Ratchanivet Police Station pending further legal proceedings.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Also read: S&rsquo;porean man allegedly vomits all over Airbnb room in M&rsquo;sia, staff also accused of stealing money<br><\/strong><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"wp-embedded-content\" data-secret=\"cUcZnmvsgZ\" readability=\"0\">\n<p>S&rsquo;porean man allegedly vomits all over Airbnb room in M&rsquo;sia, staff also accused of stealing money<\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<div 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Get in touch with us via email at&nbsp;news@mustsharenews.com.<\/em><\/p>\n<p><em>Featured image adapted from Chiang Mai News.&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p><!-- CONTENT END 1 --><\/p><\/div>\n<p><sub><\/sub><\/p>\n<div>Tourists in Thailand smear unknown substances &amp; vandalise hotel room, arrested for damaging property<\/div>\n<p><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Tourists in Thailand arrested after trashing accommodation A pair of German tourists were arrested in Thailand after they caused &#3647;200,000 (~S$8,265) worth of property damage in the room they were staying in. 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