Chai Aung is led by officers during a re-enactment of the robbery earlier today (Oct 28). Photo: Phuket Provincial Police

 

PHUKET: The Myanmar man arrested for the vicious beating of a 71-year-old man during the robbery of a gold shop in the heart of Phuket Town last Saturday night (Oct 23) has blamed online gambling debts as his reason for carrying out the robbery.

 

The arrest was revealed yesterday but formally announced at Phuket City Police Station earlier today (Oct 28) by Region 8 Police Commander Pol Lt Gen Amphol Buarabporn, accompanied by Region 8 Deputy Commander Maj Gen Saksira Phuak-am.

 

Of note, Pol Lt Gen Amphol was previously Commander of Provincial Police Region 1, initially in charge of the manhunt for Prasittichai Khaokaew, the former director of a primary school in Sing Buri province who shot dead three people, including a 2-year-old boy, during the robbery of a gold shop inside the Robinson shopping mall in Lop Buri in January.

 

Full Story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/gold-shop-robber-blames-online-gambling-debts-81849.php

 

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What??? Gambling debts???? !!!! That´s illegal! Another crime. Charge him for that too.

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

PHUKET: The Myanmar man arrested for the vicious beating of a 71-year-old man during the robbery of a gold shop in the heart of Phuket Town last Saturday night (Oct 23) has blamed online gambling debts as his reason for carrying out the robbery.

If the government can block certain entertainment sites why can't they do the same for online gambling ones?

Squid Game.

it's those damn gambling debts again ....    it's not the crazy SOB who beat the old guy around the heads fault,  it's the damn debts fault again ....  

18 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

If the government can block certain entertainment sites why can't they do the same for online gambling ones?

 

Is 'the government' that you refer to the Thai government, you are asking for logic from a Thai government? ????????

 

 

32 minutes ago, Bert got kinky said:

 

Is 'the government' that you refer to the Thai government, you are asking for logic from a Thai government? ????????

 

 

Not logic just a level playing field, they can block sites that they get no revenue from, but online gambling has kick-backs.

Since I am a degenerate gambler, and cannot control my habits, amassing huge debts to dangerous people, I had to become a felon to cover what I owed. 

 

But honestly, other than that, I am a model citizen. My folks are so proud of me. They made sure I was not spoiled as a youth.