A young teacher from New York, 23-year-old Hannah Gavios, could be paralysed after falling from a cliff while trying to escape from a sex attacker in Thailand.
According to AsianTown, Gavios got lost on Railay Beach in the resort of Krabi and went into a local tourist shop to ask for directions. A local worker, identified as Apai Ruengvorn, 28, offered to show her the way.
"They said it was dangerous to do at night so they told me to follow one of their workers," she recounted.
However, he started leading her into the jungle and up a hilly path.
“I was a little suspicious but I was tired and wanted to get home," she said according to National Post. She innocently followed him before realising she was in danger.
"While we were walking he grabbed me and was holding me down and trying to take off my clothes," she said.
She punched her attacker in the face, bit off part of his ear and ran through the darkness. However, since it was pitch black, the escape attempt failed and she fell off a 45-metre cliff, fracturing her spine.
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