Thief chased down by boxer as Thai lady gets her phone back

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A thief at Union Mall in northern Bangkok picked the wrong place to steal a lady's phone.

 

Working on some wiring next door was an out of work professional boxer who saw the theft and gave chase.

 

Dechdin Sornsirirsuphathin, 28 - known in boxing circles as "Petch Singkhorn" - dashed after the thief.

 

The chase continued out of the mall to half way along Lat Prao Soi 1 when the thief finally ran out of puff and surrendered.

 

"If he hadn't have stopped I would have knocked him out", said the hero of the hour who has competed in cage fighting tournaments in Thailand and Singapore.

 

Later investigating officer Pol Lt Col Somphop Nambanthit of the Pahonyothin station presided over a ceremony in which the boxer handed back the Samsung phone to Sisisa Dermma, 33, who had left her property on the counter of the Unlock IT shop that she owns.

 

Thief Somsak "Boy" Satipha, 32 is in custody. He said he needed money to pay his rent.

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2018-05-23

Source: Daily News

1 minute ago, webfact said:

 

Working on some wiring next door was an out of work professional boxer

 

Out of work, working on some wiring !! Amazing Thailand

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Working on some wiring next door was an out of work professional boxer

Sound to me that the person that wrote that ain´t wired correctly, and definately not plugged in. Look here Dechdin, it´s coming more work your way.

6 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

Out of work, working on some wiring !! Amazing Thailand

Said he was an out of work professional boxer, didn't say he was out of work.

I know that guy. He's a machine. Works full time, and still trains as hard as anyone. I'm glad he didn't get stabbed or something.

 

More accurate article here: http://www.thefightnation.com/thai-mma-fighter-foils-robbery-in-bangkok/

3 hours ago, nahkit said:

Said he was an out of work professional boxer, didn't say he was out of work.

 

So I could be an out of work engineer, working in a coffee shop ? 

 

You're funny ?

10 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

Out of work, working on some wiring !! Amazing Thailand

Well at least the guy is doing an honest day’s work. You don’t need to belong to Mensa to wire up a few sockets.

9 hours ago, peterb17 said:

You don’t need to belong to Mensa to wire up a few sockets.

 

That's certainly true in Thailand, the state of the wiring in my place shocking (pun intended)

Out of work as a boxer moonlighting as an electrician 

15 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

So I could be an out of work engineer, working in a coffee shop ? 

 

You're funny ?

Yep, because you wouldn't be working as an engineer.

 

 

Good on him for catching the scum thief

Nice to see a happy post .  

"Thief Somsak "Boy" Satipha, 32 is in custody. He said he needed money to pay his rent. "

 

Did Somsak consider the possibility that his victim also had rent to pay?  Anyway, at least he doesn't have to worry about paying HIS rent now.  (I am assuming that it is not necessary to pay rent while staying in a Thai jail, although I suppose anything is possible in Thailand.)