A 31-year-old woman whose lover had locked her inside their Buri Ram restaurant building and left for Udon Thani for a few days was freed by police on Monday night.
Police were informed around 5pm on Monday that a woman was being illegally detained in a building.
They reported finding a woman standing behind the bars of the locked two-storey house, which was secured with a chain and a padlock.
The woman inside, identified only as Yui, told police she had a quarrel with her female lover around 4pm on Monday. Her lover said she was going to Udon Thani province for four days. Before leaving she locked her inside, saying there was food she could cook while she was away.
Ms Yui said she did not want to stay locked inside and asked a neighbour for help, who called police.
Police helped the woman climb down from a second floor balcony.
The woman told police her lover had locked her inside several times.
