Canadian tourist says Phuket police refused to help after five men assaulted him and stole Rolex/50K on beach walk

[webfact]

Picture: 77kaoded

 

77kaoded reported that Pol Lt-Col Ekkachai Siri of the tourist police in Phuket got involved after a Canadian tourist said he was attacked on Patong Beach at 2 am on Friday night.

 

They met up at Bangkok Siriroj Hospital.

 

Speaking through a French interpreter William Saint, 27, said that he had been out for a stroll on the beach in the area of Patong Condotel when five men roughed him up and took his Rolex and 50,000 baht in cash.

 

Following the robbery he ran to Beach Road where he saw a taxi and a foot patrol of police.

 

The police refused to help him, he claimed.

 

He went to the Bodrum Phuket Patong clinic where they recommended he attend a hospital .

 

Picture: 77kaoded

 

He returned to his room in Kata and next morning went to Bangkok Siriroj where no one who could help him was on duty.

 

He went back to the hospital yesterday.

 

Doctors at the hospital said that he had a nose injury and had decided to sort it out in his homeland.

 

They said he hadn't wanted to make a case against the police but had wondered why the patrol refused to help him.

 

Now after he was helped by others the tourist police are looking into the matter.

 

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[Adumbration]

It's official.  Things are definitely back to normal now.

[Olmate]

 Ummmm? .... Nah! 

[roo860]

Makes a change from gold chains getting nicked.

[sammieuk1]

Nothing good happens at 2am especially when your carrying a wedge of cash and advertising it on your wrist ????

[KannikaP]

Stroll at 2am? Rolex? Bht 50,000? I DON'T BELIEVE IT!

[webfact]

Five Men Allegedly Attack Canadian Man and Take His Watch and Cash in Patong, Phuket
By Goongnang Suksawat

 

Patong – Five men allegedly attacked a Canadian man before taking his watch and cash in Patong.

 

The Phuket Tourist Police told the Phuket Express that Mr. William Lamarche-Saint-Louis, Canadian national, told them that he was attacked by five men on Friday (February 10th) near Patong Beach. Mr. William was treated at a hospital after his nose was broken.

 

William told Patong police on Friday he had been drinking at a bar before going for a walk at night time. There were five men who approached him and threatened him for his watch that he was wearing which cost 50,000 baht.

 

Full story: https://thephuketexpress.com/2023/02/13/five-men-allegedly-attack-canadian-man-and-take-his-watch-and-cash-in-patong-phuket/

 

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[BananaStrong]

If you wear a real Rolex, everyone will call you dumb.  Big house, dumb.  Nice car, dumb.  Cash, dumb.

 

that’s why I don’t wear a watch, threadbare shoes (nice adjective) and 5 baht in my sock.

 

plus I’ve never showered .  Keep them away.

 

and he needs more tattoos to really be a farang in Thailand 

[HappyExpat57]

This story reeks in more than one way.

[ezzra]

I guess he was lucky that no one stole his Ferrary that was parked just around the corner.

Edited February 13, 2023 by ezzra

[rhodie]

24 minutes ago, webfact said:

his Rolex and 50,000 baht in cash.

Should be Rolex worth 50,000 and 5,000 baht in cash.

[norfolkandchance]

Didn't speak English either.

[JoePai]

Lucky he had just taken Travel Insurance    ????

[FritsSikkink]

Pretty <deleted> Rolex for 50 K thb.

[G Rex]

 

 

“He returned to his room in Kata and next morning went to Bangkok Siriroj where no one who could help him was on duty.”

 

LOL

[mancub]

Next time take the pitbull walkies with you.

[PremiumLane]

I see the Aseannow detectives are already on the case 

[NoDisplayName]

First report says Rolex AND 50k in cash.

 

1 hour ago, webfact said:

five men roughed him up and took his Rolex and 50,000 baht in cash

Second report says Rolex WORTH 50k.

 

51 minutes ago, webfact said:

threatened him for his watch that he was wearing which cost 50,000 baht

Haha!  Stupid crooks!  Mugged a Canuck and all they got was a fake Rolex.

[ikke1959]

Who wears a real Rolex on a holiday to a third world country?? and who needs to have so much money in cash on him/her???Stupid...

[eisfeld]

His nose does not look broken. Not a scratch on it. Weird story.

[NoDisplayName]

5 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

Who wears a real Rolex on a holiday to a third world country?? and who needs to have so much money in cash on him/her???Stupid...

Maybe he thinks girls likey-likey.

[bannork]

5 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

Who wears a real Rolex on a holiday to a third world country?? and who needs to have so much money in cash on him/her???Stupid...

Perhaps he needs a police report before claiming on the insurance.

[riclag]

7 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

Who wears a real Rolex on a holiday to a third world country?? and who needs to have so much money in cash on him/her???Stupid...

You would be surprised!

[pokerface1]

1 hour ago, sammieuk1 said:

Nothing good happens at 2am especially when your carrying a wedge of cash and advertising it on your wrist ????

He lost all his cash so nothing to be gained in helping him. Perhaps he should have offer the police an insensitive I'm sure that would have helped. 

[kwak250]

I am guessing a ladyboy took his fake Rolex watch and he thought hang on a minute this might work well for me.

[Thomas KH]

Stole his Lolex? Sorry, his Rorex? I mean Rolex? And his 50k? Disturbing.

 

I hope his insurance compensates him for his losses. They must. After all, that's what insurance is for. To claim for a lost Lolex, I mean Rorex and 50k thb which he incidentally had with him at 2 AM. 

[stoner]

me thinks he had something happen earlier in the night. a lb encounter gone wrong. his little quebec ego got hurt so he had to voulez a story up to try and erase the memory of the mistake. 

[D M G]

What model Rolex?  I'm looking for one.  Maybe can get a good price.

[Bobydog]

2 hours ago, Adumbration said:

It's official.  Things are definitely back to normal now.

Welome to Thailand and subsequently get lost

[nigelforbes]

I would never wear my Rolex during a 2 am walk on Beach Road, nor my diamond encrusted tiara!