Lopburi robber: Related to influential local, needed money for football gambling debt, say sources

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Lopburi robber: Related to influential local, needed money for football gambling debt, say sources

 

Thai caption: Related to someone of influence

Picture: Sanook

 

Thai media Sanook said that their sources indicated that the callous robber that stole from a gold shop in Lopburi on Thursday night shooting three people dead is related to an influential local person. 

 

The source said that the shooter had built up considerable debts from online football gambling.

 

They said he walked strangely because he had a "big bike" motorcycle accident in the past.

 

They said the individual was very familiar with guns being an enthusiast.

 

Meanwhile, police said there were plenty of developments but they were remaining tight lipped about what they were. 

 

All they would say was to criticise fake news in the media. 

 

In one case a man in Chiang Mai had been wrongly identified as the robber causing him considerable trouble. 

 

The shooting at the Aurora gold shop in Robinsons around 8.40 pm on Thursday has shocked Thailand. 

 

The violence was extreme with a two year old boy among the dead and four injured. 

 

Gold worth a little over half a million baht was stolen. 

 

Sanook said a witness had told them that the robber was shooting to kill and was very familiar with guns. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

 

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[Andrew Dwyer]

Sanook seems to have all the answers ??

 

A lack of an arrest by the police seems to prove otherwise !!

[CharlieH]

"Related to influential local, needed money for football gambling debt,"

 

How can this be stated without an arrest etc? pure speculation ! and media hype.

 

"In one case a man in Chiang Mai had been wrongly identified as the robber causing him considerable trouble."

 

Exactly this was predicted and voiced in another topic regarding the reward announcement.

[neeray]

Speculation keeps the story active, sells advertising.

 

Old adage in news business; "if it bleeds, it leads".

[notasmartassknowitallfarag]

I don’t understand why Thai police put assumptions and random guesses to the media without any evidence? 

 

Have your assumptions but keep them in house! 

 

If they really know the guy why is he not arrested? Too ‘influential’ 

[RotBenz8888]

18 minutes ago, webfact said:

They said he walked strangely because he had a "big bike" motorcycle accident in the past

Must have had a serious brain injury as well.

[kevin612]

Exactly, arrest the maniac first then release some good news.

[bkkgriz]

Related to an influential local, you say? Ah, case closed, then. So sorry family members of the victims, there will be no justice for you. Maybe you can collect a 500 baht boobie prize.

[realenglish1]

If this source knew who the killer was according to this post He would already be in custody. This is pure speculation Nothing more

[daiwill60]

Weird that Sanook knows all this info and yet the scumbag is stilll at large.

[Gecko123]

This does not appear to be an easy crime to solve. Leads like the gun, the silencer, the motorcycle, the boot print, etc., all require a great deal of man hours to trace. I have confidence that the police will solve this heinous crime, and respect their request for patience from the public.

[sammieuk1]

Don't forget the dead or alive bit for this filth when influential people are involved ????

[JonnyF]

17 minutes ago, daiwill60 said:

Weird that Sanook knows all this info and yet the scumbag is stilll at large.

If he's extremely well connected as suggested, they're probably out looking for Burmese construction workers of a similar height and build.

[BigFun]

22 minutes ago, daiwill60 said:

Weird that Sanook knows all this info and yet the scumbag is stilll at large.

You could say the same about the Koh Tao murders. Seems you know little about how it really works here.

[cardinalblue]

Why is it important to state he is related to an influential?

 

answer - therefore not the run of the mill citizen and his connections are above/separate/immune from a weak law and order system....

 

huge problem in the Thai culture 

[Assurancetourix]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

is related to an influential local person. 

Ouch, it will smell bad and if that turns out to be correct, will the scapegoat be Burmese or Khmer?

[Crash999]

Sounds like complete fiction. 
 

If they knew who it was they would have grabbed the guy already even if he was related to a local influential person. 
 

The guards of a much more influential person are personally involved and wouldn’t care about some local bigwig. 

[legend49]

MMM and the kids cant put money in a machine and try win a prize because thats gambling which is illegal.

 

But going online makes it all different?

 

The source said that the shooter had built up considerable debts from online football gambling.

[Vacuum]

6 minutes ago, legend49 said:

The source said that the shooter had built up considerable debts from online football gambling.

Rule No1. Never gamble with borrowed money/credit.

[Just Weird]

2 hours ago, notasmartassknowitallfarag said:

I don’t understand why Thai police put assumptions and random guesses to the media without any evidence? 

 

Have your assumptions but keep them in house! 

 

If they really know the guy why is he not arrested? Too ‘influential’ 

Why have a go at the police for this when this OP is nothing to do with the police who are not mentioned at all, it is pure media (Sanook) speculation.

[soalbundy]

25 minutes ago, sammieuk1 said:

Don't forget the dead or alive bit for this filth when influential people are involved ????

I bet that the man in Chiang Mai was glad that it was forgotten

[stephenterry]

My money's on the perp being, or having been, 'protected' from his location discovery by a person or persons unidentified as yet. Untangle the trail with the known evidence - bike, gun, gambling debts, etc and it will lead to an identification break-through. Whether he is long-gone is another matter entirely.

 

Such was the ferocity and single-minded attack on innocents It could even be he was 'persuaded' by another party to rob the gold shop at all costs, or else serious harm would befall him, and/or his closest.  

 

In such cases, fear of any reprisal, will keep mouths closed. Expect no help from the locals when the perp's prior location is identified.

[Somtamnication]

I would be very surprised if the TV investigators do not crack the case before Sanook!

[Just Weird]

27 minutes ago, legend49 said:

MMM and the kids cant put money in a machine and try win a prize because thats gambling which is illegal.

 

But going online makes it all different?

 

The source said that the shooter had built up considerable debts from online football gambling.

That doesn't mean that online gambling isn't illegal!

[ronaldo0]

I would have thought with online gambling you can only gamble what you have ? Unless they mean on line app or similar paying some local for betting on game results .

[Bundooman]

2 hours ago, Andrew Dwyer said:

Sanook seems to have all the answers ??

 

A lack of an arrest by the police seems to prove otherwise !!

A lack of arrest might also mean that proof is being witheld because of the family connections?

[dcnx]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

In one case a man in Chiang Mai had been wrongly identified as the robber causing him considerable trouble. 

It’s a good thing they issued a shoot on sight order. Imbeciles.

[Andrew Dwyer]

6 minutes ago, Bundooman said:

A lack of arrest might also mean that proof is being witheld because of the family connections?

That could be an option here but due to the public outrage this robbery/murder has created I would prefer to think this isn’t the case.

Of course, if it turns out that a cover up is being made then heads should roll on both sides !!

 

What I do believe is that someone somewhere knows who this is and is protecting him.

[EricTh]

Walks strangely? Maybe he has a big package.....

 

All of us should look out for people who walks strangely and around 165 cm (5 ft 5 in) in height.

[Yadon Toploy]

4 minutes ago, Bundooman said:

A lack of arrest might also mean that proof is being witheld because of the family connections?

We may even see a scapegoat, planted/faked evidence and other nefarious tricks as we have seen many times before.

 

Will all depend on who this guy is and more importantly, who he is connected to.

 

Remember there are convicted drug smugglers in Cabinet offices making alliances for the despots in charge here.

 

Remember where you are, power and influence are everything here.