Scam pressure tied to 14-year-old’s fall from fifth floorEmergency responders administer first aid to a 14‑year‑old student found critically injured after falling from the fifth floor of a school building. (TV screenshot)A 14‑year‑old girl was critically injured after falling from a fifth‑floor window of a school building in Chon Buri province on Sunday, with investigators believing stress from being targeted by a scam gang was the motive. At the scene rescuers found the girl, an eighth-grade student, lying on the ground beside the building. Local media reported that she sustained severe injuries and will need more time before she can speak with investigators. Her friends said she had been deceived by a call‑centre scam gang into transferring about 3,600 baht.

Source: Bangkok Post February 23, 2026 14:06 UTC