Thai police have said they will issue a summons for the British teenager raped on Koh Tao after her mother said she fled the island without reporting the crime because she feared for her life.

The girl, who cannot be named for legal reasons, was attacked on June 26 after a night drinking with friends at two bars on Sairee Beach.

She passed out shortly after and woke up on the sand with no underwear on - near the spot where British backpackers Hannah Witheridge and David Miller were found dead four years ago.

The victim's mother has now claimed Koh Tao is being run by gangsters who left her daughter terrified – and she has vowed to never let her daughter return.

Thai police (pictured along the beach where the girl was attacked) have said they will issue a summons for the British teenager raped on Koh Tao

But on Tuesday, police on the island led a press parade along the beach where the girl was attacked.

Surat Thani police commander Apichart Boonsriroj said officers would issue a summons for the teenager to return to the island and give evidence.

He said the alleged rape occurred at 1.30am on June 26 in a location that police found was crowded at the time due to live coverage of a World Cup at the time.

He said: 'Police patrolled the area at 3am the same morning and seven surveillance cameras within a 300-metre radius of the location on Sairee beach remained functional.

'The female tourist did not make a rape complaint. She told the hostel owner who advised her to contact the police.

'She went to Koh Phangan for the Full Moon party where she told police there that her valuables had been stolen. She did not tell them about the alleged rape.

The girl drank at Leo Bar (pictured next to the large rock) on Koh Tao before she was raped and robbed on the beach

'We are investigating the complaints but we must have co-operation from the person involved.'

In an interview, the girl's mother said she would 'never let my daughter return to Thailand' and offered to go instead before the three-month limit for reporting a crime passes.

Speaking from her home in the UK, she said: 'She was having a fantastic time. She had an amazing time working at an orphanage in Sri Lanka then went to meet her friends in Koh Phi Phi [in Thailand].

'This was a disaster, an absolute disaster. It's changed her life, it's changed her freedom, she's even scared to be here. She wants to be out, then when she's out, she wants to be in.

'The [British] police have the t-shirt so what more evidence is there? This is the trouble, it's her word against them, the whole of the police force of Koh Tao and Koh Phangan.

The girl passed out shortly after drinking from Leo Bar and woke up undressed on a beach next to a man (file photo)

'The British Embassy is in touch with me, their hands are tied too, aren't they? Nobody really knows what to do because it's so dark.

'I'm not letting my daughter go back to Thailand. I will go back, I've been in touch with the FCO and they said they would be happy to meet me and keep me safe.'

The three-month limit means the girl has until September to report the crime.

She had only reported a stolen iPhone and 3,000 baht (£71) before going back to the UK.

Her mother told local media: 'This island is run by two mafia families who cover up, sickly cover up, somebody or some people who enjoy spiking, raping and murdering.

'It has to stop. My daughter is a survivor and she managed to come back (to Britain)'.

The rape suspect, who was reportedly smiling, left the scene after allegedly attacking her, the Samui Times reported.

Her mother has now claimed Koh Tao (file image used) is being run by 'two Mafia families'

A friend also reported seeing the same man checking up on her as she left the bar that evening.

The girl left the island following her assault on June 26 and attempted to report her ordeal to the Koh Phangan police. Officers reportedly refused to take any details of the alleged rape.

The girl's mother contacted the Fishbowl Bar and was told the CCTV cameras were not working on the night of the assault.

A male friend who also went to the bar was allegedly also told that CCTV cameras there were not working.

Her mother also claimed her daughter wanted to get off Koh Tao as soon as possible, desperately fearing for her safety.

She says her daughter believed she could report the crime on nearby Koh Pangan but police told her they had no jurisdiction there.

The location of the assault was very close to where the bodies of Hannah Witheridge (left) and David Miller (right) were found in 2014

Fears over the safety of the idyllic Koh Tao island were heightened after the murder of Hannah Witheridge, 23, from Great Yarmouth, Norfolk and David Miller, 24, from Jersey in 2014.

Four other Western tourists, including three more Britons, died on the island in the two years following their deaths and the family of some of the deceased accused local police of not investigating the deaths properly.

Koh Tao has become a huge draw for young backpackers thanks to its stunning beaches and cheap accommodation - so much so that as many as 750,000 Britons visit each year.

But on September 15 2014, the island's community was left reeling after the battered bodies of Ms Witheridge and Mr Miller were found on Sairee Beach.

Ms Witheridge had been savagely raped and beaten to death and Mr Miller had been beaten unconscious and left to drown in the incoming tide.

Zaw Lin and Wai Phyo were sentenced to death for the killings. But although Mr Miller's family called the verdict 'justice', the trial of the two Burmese migrant workers was plagued by accusations of human rights abuses.

The men, apprehended soon after the pair's bodies were found, initially confessed to the crime only to retract their statements amid claims they were extracted by torture.