(AP Photo/Surat Sappakun)
- A woman in Thailand was angry to see workers outside her high-rise home, reports say.
- She severed the rope suspending them. Another resident in the building rescued them.
- Police say the unnamed woman is facing charges of attempted murder.
A woman in Thailand is facing charges of attempted murder after severing the support rope holding two painters working outside of a high-rise building, AP reported.
Thai police confirmed the charges against the 34-year-old woman to AP news on Wednesday, reporting that Thai media understood the woman was angry when they appeared outside her room as she wasn't informed the workers would be present.
One of the painters told the Thai media that they had lowered themselves to the 26th floor from the 32nd to repair a crack in the building.
But when they'd reached the 30th floor, something felt wrong. When the man looked down at his rope, he saw someone from the 21st floor had cut it. A third colleague continued to support them from the top floor.
Praphaiwan Setsing, another resident in the building, rescued them.
AP reports that her British husband saw one of the men signaling for help, at which point she ran through to talk to them.
The building's management went with the workmen to report the incident. DNA and fingerprints found on the severed rope were used to identify the accused.
She confessed to the crime, reported AP, stating she had no intention to kill the painters, when presented with CCTV footage of the event.
Pol. Col. Pongjak Preechakarunpong, chief of the Pak Kret police station north of the Thai capital, told The AP that the suspect was temporarily released, but an indictment will be filed against her.
She will face a prison term of up to 15 years for attempted murder if found guilty, said AP.