Romantic Thai thief nabbed for stealing gold necklace to finance beach trip with wife

[webfact]

 

Police in Bangkok arrested a romantic Thai thief who confessed to stealing a gold necklace from a Burmese victim at the bustling Sirichai market. The motive behind his theft? A romantic escapade with his wife to Bang Saen Beach in Chon Buri province.

 

The victim, Lin Aye, reported the theft at Bang Khun Tian Police Station on Sunday, October 22, recounting how a man on a motorbike had brazenly snatched his gold necklace. The thief managed to make off with only a portion of the necklace before making a swift getaway. Lin Aye estimated the gold’s value at nearly 40,000 baht.

 

Following the incident, the police scoured CCTV footage from the market and surrounding areas, successfully identifying the culprit as a 35 year old Thai man named Neng. Neng was apprehended while attempting to return to his home in Samut Jedhi district, Samut Prakarn province, which is situated near Bangkok.

 

by Petch Petpailin

Photo via Facebook/ นสพ.นินจาบางกอก

 

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[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Police in Bangkok arrested a romantic Thai thief who confessed to stealing a gold necklace from a Burmese victim at the bustling Sirichai market. The motive behind his theft? A romantic escapade with his wife to Bang Saen Beach in Chon Buri province.

Well that's his weekend romance up the Swanny river.

[cowellandrew]

Is that the elephant police from Ayuthaya?

[Emdog]

Romantic, my backside. Quite possibly the woman he stole it from received the necklace as a "romantic present". Send him to romance some other prisoner in the big house

[Will B Good]

Has the one in the blue T shirt received an injection causing paralysis of the arms....is that why he's not pointing?

[observer90210]

How much did it cost ?

Not the necklace dummy....the bribe bail out.