In an alcohol and drug induced state of paranoia, Chalerm Narakul took young dental assistant Panudda Sithirit hostage. (photo by Brendan Richards)

Eighteen-year-old dental assistant Panudda Sithirit’s lunch break on January 18 was one she will never forget. Little did she know that she would become the center of attention in a 2-hour long hostage drama involving a man she had never met before.

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