Four armed robbers force wealthy French man and wife to lie on floor in 2M+ nighttime robbery in NE

[EdrigoSalvadore]

I would not even bother going to the police. In my experience it is a very humiliating and pointless ordeal.

[The Hammer2021]

An inside job? Anyway this sounds like an average weekend in Britain where wealthy families are targeted in their homes regularly.

[rumak]

I would disagree with those here that think the house is "extravagant " .   Its just a 3 bd single story house...... nice style.... and the usual wall that people put around their property .

hundreds of thousands of these houses in urban areas all over Thailand .

 

Yes,  building such a house ( though not a mansion by any means)  in a rural area it will be nicer than most of the others.  As some Sherlocks on the forum hypothesize ......... being a farang does make one a target sometimes,  especially if it is known that there is money or valuables.   Does happen to Thais as well..... but we as foreigners seem to be an easier target .   

 

As for the "who dunnit scenarios" ......  all just guesses.    We shall see who wins the prize

 

 

[rumak]

1 hour ago, steven100 said:

looks ok but you really should look at painting the exterior 

You paint an antique and you lose almost all of its value   ????

 

 

[Boomer6969]

5 hours ago, Shuya said:

I'm sure they have been declared and taxed accordingly opon entry.

No doubt. I read on another site that he had scheduled a meeting with an official named Prawit.

[zyphodb]

1 hour ago, bluemoon58 said:

Completely agree. 2007 car and 2007 bike and quite happy to say I get looked down on by expats and Thais alike. ????

I don't even have the car, a scooter with no plastic left, with a sidecar attached is my car substitute of choice...

 

[rumak]

5 minutes ago, zyphodb said:

I don't even have the car, a scooter with no plastic left, with a sidecar attached is my car substitute of choice...

 

photo please ......        jing jing

[RichardColeman]

6 hours ago, BangkokHank said:

It's a beautiful house.

Yes, but also shows the benefits of living in a relatively cheap housing estate. I've yet to hear of anything stolen at night for 7 years so far

[Chongalulu]

4 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Strange but true comment. 

It confuses me why people become negative living in Thailand. I see so many sad, negative foreigners, everyday. 

How is it possible, maybe these negative people were born negative or they haven't managed their lifestyle, failed marriage, losing wealth due to failed business etc., what's going on. 

 

Thailand has been my home for over 20 years, I've never been a negative person, my positive attitude grows every day, I'm a very lucky guy to have the opportunity to live in this beautiful country. 

 

 

Do you know the definition of a cynic? 
An optimist with experience. ???? 

[Chongalulu]

28 minutes ago, Boomer6969 said:

No doubt. I read on another site that he had scheduled a meeting with an official named Prawit.

Watch yourself! 

[crazykopite]

I always keep a machete next to where I sleep plus I have security cameras all over the place my safe is bolted to the wall and I never have more than 5,000 baht in the house or on me in this day and age you can pay for most items including the bar bill using your phone no need for huge amounts of cash as for the watches I hope he had declared them to customs the exterior of his house should be lit up so much so it looks like daylight me thinks it was an inside job 

[BostonRob2]

5 hours ago, Kenny202 said:

My first thought was how much did the wife owe the loan sharks? The second was did she set her brother up to do it. Call me negative but living ten years in Thailand does that to you. Whatever the case the poor husband probably oblivious to any wrong doing

You're negative.

 

Rooster

[PingRoundTheWorld]

7 hours ago, webfact said:

The media further reported that a friend of the couple staying with them had disappeared.

Very likely an inside job then- if they just got back from France how would the robbers know they were there and had money and watches with them? What likely happened is they carelessly left money and watches out in the open while the "friend" was there, and they told someone.

 

But regardless- that house does not seem expensive - especially in the middle of nowhere - I doubt anyone who's actually wealthy would stay in the middle of nowhere in a house like that, with no security and no cameras. But then again according to Thai media we're all "rich" so I guess it fits in their world.

 

Anyway- makes me happy I choose to live in a condo, with security guards and access keys and cameras. And even then I don't leave valuables visible for others to see.

[sawadee1947]

Again, a story expensive watches involved.....????

[crazykopite]

4 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Take up skeet shooting. About once every two weeks launch a few and bang, bang, bang. 

No local is ever coming as they will all know the owner has a shotgun.  That and an electric fence.

Same scenario as living near BIRA racetrack. 

Foreigners are not allowed any type of gun however his Thai wife is allowed to have guns it wouldn’t surprise me if it was a robbery organised by some envious relatives of his wife never keep all you luxury items in the same place hide them all over the house have a safe with a heavy bag of sand lead them to the safe they’ll grab it and run off and when the eventually open it they will be well pi$$ed off once they see what they got 

[zyphodb]

Here it is, the Farangs chariot...

[PingRoundTheWorld]

4 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

Then I remembered the case where that Swiss guy managed to overpower a night time intruder and the intruder ended up dead.

Whatever happened with that guy? Did he walk or get some sort of sentence? Anyone know?

[PingRoundTheWorld]

12 minutes ago, crazykopite said:

have a safe with a heavy bag of sand lead them to the safe they’ll grab it and run off and when the eventually open it they will be well pi$$ed off once they see what they got 

Sounds like a good way to get yourself killed.

[Hummin]

11 minutes ago, crazykopite said:

Foreigners are not allowed any type of gun however his Thai wife is allowed to have guns it wouldn’t surprise me if it was a robbery organised by some envious relatives of his wife never keep all you luxury items in the same place hide them all over the house have a safe with a heavy bag of sand lead them to the safe they’ll grab it and run off and when the eventually open it they will be well pi$$ed off once they see what they got 

I keep my values in a hidden fire safe one, and my diving weights in another safe, and not bigger than to be carried away. 

[CM Dad]

I have no interest in owning expensive watches, jewelry, or gold.  Neither does my wife.  We keep very little cash on hand - certainly not tens of thousands of baht - and have no foreign currency at all.  If anyone were to rob us they would be extremally disappointed.

[Mac Mickmanus]

4 hours ago, Gecko123 said:

All four armed? That surprised me. Then I remembered the case where that Swiss guy managed to overpower a night time intruder and the intruder ended up dead. Sounds like these guys weren't taking any chances.

There was more to that story than him simply being an intruder .

There were reports that the deceased had received quite a lot of money and a lady in the house had hold of the money and wouldn't return it and he was previously romantically involved with her and he went to the house for some other reason than burglary .

    I have quite a vague memory of events , so I may be a bit mistaken 

[crazykopite]

I’m a humble guy got a few bob a villa on the beach and the cactus in the gardens are over a metre in height and would rip your legs apart I put them there to stop lovers jumping into my pool for a bit of sexual enjoyment at 3 am in the morning I can tell you it worked . What I do have is property insurance which covers fire theft liability and flooding be it from the sea or the rain it amazes me how many foreigners don’t bother with insurance for 16,000 baht per year your covered for 10 million baht and that includes the premium I pay to insure against flooding from the sea if you live inland it would be a lot cheaper  

[keystonecoppers2]

      Ping Round!  Things are very rare to have a follow up here.

      I`ve been thinking of that guy many times, but it is

      buried. You will for 99 % never hear anything about it again.

 

      And as for the safe: I keep about 3.000 baht in it. They force me to

      open it up, that is what they`ll get, that`s all I have. I can live with that.

[keystonecoppers2]

       Crazykopite!   What a wonderful idea, with multiple cactus trees.

                               I will look into that. Although I`m living in a quiet area,

                               you`ll never know.    Thanks!   

[Gecko123]

17 minutes ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

Whatever happened with that guy? Did he walk or get some sort of sentence? Anyone know?

Someone came on a thread asking the same question maybe 5-6 months ago and said he had had a fondu dinner with him, suggesting the Swiss guy was never charged, but there's a chance this was a troll post or the poster was joking. Never heard anything further in the news.

[CM Dad]

29 minutes ago, crazykopite said:

I always keep a machete next to where I sleep plus I have security cameras all over the place my safe is bolted to the wall and I never have more than 5,000 baht in the house or on me in this day and age you can pay for most items including the bar bill using your phone no need for huge amounts of cash as for the watches I hope he had declared them to customs the exterior of his house should be lit up so much so it looks like daylight me thinks it was an inside job 

Owning a safe gives people the impression that the safe contains valuable items.  In our house all of the material things that we value are things like books and photos, so we have no need for a safe.  Our "luxury" items are things like hot water heaters, a washing machine, a refrigerator, and cutlery and glassware that match.  Our family has zero interest in ostentatious displays of wealth.  We live a simple life and, as a result, don't worry about being robbed.  However, since security cameras are not expensive, we do have them.  We also have very good neighbors who watch out for us just as we do for them.

[crazykopite]

9 minutes ago, PingRoundTheWorld said:

Sounds like a good way to get yourself killed.

By the time they had got the safe open I’d be well away from the property down at the local police station showing the video recording from my smart phone . My home is my castle outside lights that light up the sky visible night video cameras It’s like a fortress and the gardens are full of huge cactus plants that would rip the skin off you 

[Hummin]

3 minutes ago, CM Dad said:

Owning a safe gives people the impression that the safe contains valuable items.  In our house all of the material things that we value are things like books and photos, so we have no need for a safe.  Our "luxury" items are things like hot water heaters, a washing machine, a refrigerator, and cutlery and glassware that match.  Our family has zero interest in ostentatious displays of wealth.  We live a simple life and, as a result, don't worry about being robbed.  However, since security cameras are not expensive, we do have them.  We also have very good neighbors who watch out for us just as we do for them.

Where do you keep your gold or your family gold? 

[crazykopite]

10 minutes ago, keystonecoppers2 said:

       Crazykopite!   What a wonderful idea, with multiple cactus trees.

                               I will look into that. Although I`m living in a quiet area,

                               you`ll never know.    Thanks!   

 

[Lizzy Duang]

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