webfact Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Mr Sawatdee bids farewell to airport freedom after stealing from snoozing US tourist Picture: 77kaoded A former trolley pusher at Suvarnabhumi airport has admitted stealing a bum bag from a US tourist who was having a snooze while waiting to board a flight. The Thai thief had been sleeping at the airport for two months living off scraps of food tossed out by tourists. Tourist police chief Lt-Gen Chettha Komonwatthana and airport officials announced the arrest of Suchart "Boy" Sawatdee, 41, yesterday. On Sunday the authorities had been contacted by an American called John Felton, 30, who was resting on some seats on the 3rd floor of the airport outside "Lee Cafe" before getting a flight. Picture: 77kaoded His bags were on a trolley with a bum bag left on top of the pile. He fell asleep. Mr Sawatdee was caught on CCTV coming down an escalator from the fourth floor before taking the bag. He was picked up later that evening at the Airport Link station. He admitted taking the bag. Inside were the tourist's passport, valuable items and cash. He used the money to buy a phone because "everyone else has one", reported 77kaoded. Investigators discovered that he had been sacked at the end of 2016 from his employment as a porter. He had been drinking on the job. In the last two months or so he had been sleeping at the airport on the 1st floor living off food discarded by tourists. He was charged with theft from an airport and handed over to the airport police. Source: 77kaoded -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2019-12-17 Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking Thailand news and visa info Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
marquis22 Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 Hmmm who did he steal from previously to obtain a phone as he looks to be using one before this latest theft? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hotchilli Posted December 17, 2019 Share Posted December 17, 2019 6 hours ago, webfact said: In the last two months or so he had been sleeping at the airport on the 1st floor living off food discarded by tourists. But allowed to remain on site? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Burma Bill Posted December 18, 2019 Share Posted December 18, 2019 Quote:- "Suchart "Boy" Sawatdee, 41" Hardly a "boy"! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lamyai3 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 (edited) Before he got rumbled: "Sawatdee..." After he got rumbled: "Khrap..." Edited December 21, 2019 by lamyai3 Tidied up the rude word Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tifino Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 ironic... having to take flight from an airport, by train Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OneMoreFarang Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 On 12/17/2019 at 10:03 AM, webfact said: In the last two months or so he had been sleeping at the airport on the 1st floor living off food discarded by tourists. How many of airport sleepers like him live in that place or was he the only one? Does anybody care? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted December 21, 2019 Share Posted December 21, 2019 the fact he is poor doesn't excuse his stealing …. lock him up for a while & at least he will get free room & board. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChipButty Posted December 22, 2019 Share Posted December 22, 2019 A mate of mine fell asleep in Changi and his phone get nicked he left it on the next seat, idiot 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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