Thai man raids post office at knifepoint to repay gambling money stolen from his wife

[webfact]

Thai man raids post office at knifepoint to repay gambling money stolen from his wife

 

Picture: Daily News

 

A 22 year old Thai man told police that he stole money from a post office because he was concerned his wife would be angry with him after he frittered away 10,000 baht of her money on online baccarat. 

 

Chatpawee, 31, the owner of a shop used as a post office depot in the DD Land housing estate in the Uthai sub-district of Ayuthaya had earlier gone to police to say she was held up at knifepoint by a man in a full face helmet who disappeared with 17,000 baht on a lady's motorcycle. 

 

Police studied the getaway route on CCTV that soon led them to Moo 8 and a block of flats where they found the motorcycle parked. 

 

Upstairs in a room on the third floor they found Siripong K. from Nakhon Sawan. Clothes used during the crime and 14,000 baht was taken into evidence. 

 

Siripong said he was worried about gambling away his wife's money and replaced it so she wouldn't be cross with him. He had borrowed a friend's motorcycle to commit the crime.

 

He'd already spent 3,000 baht from the proceeds of the robbery. 

 

He was taken into custody. 

 

Source: Daily News

 

 

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[YetAnother]

11 minutes ago, webfact said:

because he was concerned his wife would be angry with him after he frittered away 10,000 baht of her money on online baccarat. 

so thai; he makes one mistake , then compounds it with another and uses the first mistake as his excuse for the second

[spiekerjozef]

Is that the Ghost Rider?

[Matzzon]

3 hours ago, spiekerjozef said:

Is that the Ghost Rider?

Nope, it´s just the ordinary moron.

[Youlike]

How can they let people with a helmet enter the shop? Yesterday i was waiting in the Burger King while 2 guys (from GRAB) came in wearing a full balaclava as long as they were inside..

 

I don't feel comfortable between guys like that.

[justin case]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

He'd already spent 3,000 baht from the proceeds of the robbery. 

lol, on more gambling ?

 

[hotchilli]

8 hours ago, webfact said:

A 22 year old Thai man told police that he stole money from a post office because he was concerned his wife would be angry with him after he frittered away 10,000 baht of her money on online baccarat.

When in a hole stop digging... "my ole-man taught me that one early in life" !

[RJRS1301]

Well she goning to be really angry now, money stolen by her husband, then he is arrested, facing jail time, and using a friends bike for the robbery.

Real bright spark

[kidneyw]

HaHa, no need to worry about the misses being cross with you now. She is effin livid!!!

[LukKrueng]

5 hours ago, RJRS1301 said:

Well she goning to be really angry now, money stolen by her husband, then he is arrested, facing jail time, and using a friends bike for the robbery.

Real bright spark

Why would she be angry for using a friend's bike? 

[Thomas J]

On 1/28/2020 at 8:30 AM, webfact said:

Siripong said he was worried about gambling away his wife's money and replaced it so she wouldn't be cross with him

Now here is a question. Which would be a worse fate.  His wife's response to him losing her money gambling, or several years in a Thai jail.  Might be a toss up.