SURAT THANI — A burglar who robbed and slashed two 26-year-old Chinese tourists in their room on Koh Samui island has been arrested, police say.

Wutthipong Yaworn, 23, has been accused of entering a bungalow on Chaweng beach in Bo Put district and slashing two women with a knife before robbing them of their belongings. The two Chinese women were later found and sent to hospital to treat their severe injuries.

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