Monk fights back! Donation box thief in custody after abbot kicks him off his motorbike

[webfact]

 

Daily News Thai Caption: It's a sin

 

A senior member of the Buddhist clergy proved that he was a dab hand at a spot of Muay Thai, reported Daily News yesterday.

 

The acting abbot of Wat Khok Kratai in Saraburi, central Thailand, was alerted by the sound of smashing glass and saw a man dressed in yellow t-shirt and black trousers stealing from a collection box.

 

Phra Charnnarong, 53, confronted the much younger man, about 30, as he tried to escape on a Honda Wave telling him as he blocked his path:

 

"It's a sin. Stop and return the money!"

 

But the thief tried to flee resulting in a fight in which the older man showed far superior Muay Thai skills. Then a member of the laity arrived, a 70 year old man with a broom.

 

This was more than enough for the thief who fled the scene leaving his bike, a bag containing two items of gold jewelry and 800 baht he had pinched from the donation box.

 

CCTV caught the entire event and Pol Capt Suthin Sri-orn of the Wihan Daeng police was contacted.

 

The gold was thought to be from another theft and all the items were handed over to the police as evidence.

 

The cops soon had their man - 38 year old Winai who was found wandering 2 kilometers away in the vicinity of a Bang Jak gas station. 

 

He was noncommittal about the gold but has been charged with theft using a conveyance and detained. 

 

 

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[Burma Bill]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The cops soon had their man - 38 year old Winai

I wonder what would have been the result if Winai encountered a Shaolin Monk???

 

[mushroomdave]

Well I guess the Monk PR Department welcomed that change in stories!! 

Enjoy your weekend....it won't last long!!  ???? ???? ????

 

Edited June 18, 2022 by mushroomdave

[PETERTHEEATER]

3 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

I wonder what would have been the result if Winai encountered a Shaolin Monk???

 

This has been Photoshopped. I'm sure Shaolinmonks wear Nike sneakers......????

[RichardColeman]

10 hours ago, webfact said:

but has been charged with theft using a conveyance

Can anyone confirm the difference in sentencing between using a conveyance as a get away in a theft as opposed to your feet ? 

[RichardColeman]

5 hours ago, Burma Bill said:

I wonder what would have been the result if Winai encountered a Shaolin Monk???

 

Yes, I mean they look very different from the lot here on their phones, smoking , driving,  drinking , drugging it out and womanising 

[hotchilli]

21 hours ago, webfact said:

But the thief tried to flee resulting in a fight in which the older man showed far superior Muay Thai skills. Then a member of the laity arrived, a 70 year old man with a broom.

The force is strong in this one...