Man, 71, beaten heavily in gold shop robbery

[webfact]

Police at the scene last night. Photo: Phuket City Police

 

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A 71-year-old gold shop owner suffered head injuries when he was beaten heavily on the head by a piece of wood brandished by a robber in his home in Phuket Town last night (Oct 23).

 

Police were notified of the attack at about 11:30pm, said Phuket City Police Chief Col Theerawat Liamsuwan.

 

The attack occurred at the Thong Thaweechai gold shop on Ranong Rd in Phuket Town, where husband-and-wife shop owners Wangdee Inthawong, 71, and Puangpen Sakkasemkrit, 65, lived upstairs, he said.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/man-71-beaten-heavily-in-gold-shop-robbery-81799.php

 

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[Meat Pie 47]

Here we go again, all the good doers come out and say "it happens all over the world"

[nobodysfriend]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

he was beaten heavily on the head by a piece of wood brandished by a robber in his home in Phuket Town last night (Oct 23).

 

Police were notified of the attack at about 11:30pm, said Phuket City Police

The couple were asleep in the bedroom on the second floor when they were woken by the robber, who threatened them and told the husband to open the safe on the ground floor.

Mr Wangdee refused and a fight ensued, during which the robber beat Mr Wangdee repeatedly with a piece of wood.

 

The robber then went downstairs and stole several items of gold that were not in the safe, and fled ...

 

Lucky to still be alive .

[Tarteso]

In Cold-Blood..

[hotchilli]

55 minutes ago, nobodysfriend said:

The robber then went downstairs and stole several items of gold that were not in the safe, and fled ...

I do hope the CCTV was left switched on.

[Road Warrior]

just a animal !!!

[Almer]

Time to buy a Shotgun, and to save all you do gooders asking , yes, i do believe a robber  in your house at night with a piece of wood about to beat the <deleted> out of you should get both barrels in the knee caps so that he lives to see the error of his ways and is reminded every day.

[Almer]

8 hours ago, Meat Pie 47 said:

Here we go again, all the good doers come out and say "it happens all over the world"

Yep and in most countries the perpetrator gets his head blown off, or the UAE they loose the use of there hands and quite rightly so

[patman30]

will happen more and more
as they continue to crush the economy with restrictions

[vandeventer]

1 hour ago, patman30 said:

will happen more and more
as they continue to crush the economy with restrictions

Yes, even people with low paying jobs are asked to do more and more, as the price of fuel and food goes up and up.

[Postmaster]

The shotgun is more likely to be seized by the perp and used on THEM.

[Kwaibill]

10 minutes ago, Postmaster said:

The shotgun is more likely to be seized by the perp and used on THEM.

That is the story in the US, I have read. The malefactor comes already prepared for mayhem, while the average victim does not have immediate response training. 

[toofarnorth]

I know it could happen anywhere  but I would not live in a place that encourages this , 'speshly places starting with P.