snoop1130 Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Bangkok’s Metropolitan Police Bureau apprehended a 45 year old French national at a hotel in the Silom area of Bang Rak district. The arrest, which took place around 10pm yesterday concerned allegations of a planned kidnapping of the young daughter of a renowned businesswoman, with a demand for a 200 million baht ransom. The arrest warrant for Sandra Christina Marie Diersten, suspected of illegal assembly, was issued by the Criminal Court on April 5, following a complaint lodged with Thong Lor Police Station. The businesswoman had been alerted to the plot to kidnap her seven year old daughter by a remorseful member of the gang. This tip-off instigated an investigation which led to the issuance of Diersten’s arrest warrant, who was reportedly the gang’s ringleader. Police Major General Theeradet Thumsuthee, an investigative commander of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, led a team of detectives to Diersten’s location on the day of her arrest. They discovered Diersten at a Silom hotel, in the company of a Lebanese man. At the time of her arrest, Diersten denied all charges, claiming to be a businesswoman who had been defrauded by an Australian man, the husband of the Thai businesswoman and father of the targeted child. Diersten stated that she had invested approximately 185 million baht with the man, alleging that he had defrauded her and then falsely accused her of the kidnap plot to avoid repaying his debts. Diersten further claimed to have met the Lebanese man in Dubai previously and explained her failure to report her entry into Thailand was due to safety concerns. Following her arrest, she was transferred into the custody of Thong Lor Police Station, reported Bangkok Post. Despite her denials, Pol. Maj. Gen. Theeradet expressed scepticism over Diersten’s claims, stating the police had gathered ample evidence against her. The investigation continues. In related news, five members of a Russian gang have been apprehended for the kidnapping and extortion of a Belarusian couple in Phuket, forcing them to transfer 30 million baht in cryptocurrency before abandoning them. The incident occurred on January 31, at a prominent hotel in the Talad Yai area of Mueang Phuket district. By Puntid Tantivangphaisal Caption: Photo courtesy of Bangkok Post Source: The Thaiger 2024-04-19 Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 5 3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rexpotter Posted April 19 Popular Post Share Posted April 19 6 minutes ago, snoop1130 said: In related news, five members of a Russian gang have been apprehended for the kidnapping and extortion of a Belarusian couple in Phuket, forcing them to transfer 30 million baht in cryptocurrency before abandoning them. The incident occurred on January 31, at a prominent hotel in the Talad Yai area The best part of the article 5 1 1 1 6 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
impulse Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Judges, help me out here... Is this the first French lady on the board this year? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post rexpotter Posted April 19 Popular Post Share Posted April 19 9 minutes ago, impulse said: Judges, help me out here... Is this the first French lady on the board this year? I think in the news. Like always, a lot more to the story than is presented. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Thai Police Capture French Mastermind Allegedly Involved in Kidnap and Ransom Scheme By Kittisak Phalaharn Bangkok—At 10:00 PM, on April 18th, 2024, Thai metropolitan investigative police captured a French mastermind who was allegedly involved in the kidnap and ransom scheme of a millionaire’s daughter at a hotel in Silom, Bang Rak, Bangkok. Ms. Sandra Christina Marie Dierstein, a 45-year-old French national, was a prime suspect according to the criminal court’s arrest warrant. According to the police report, a millionaire’s family reported to Thonglor police that a group of foreigners schemed to rob and kidnap the daughter of the family for ransom of 200 million baht. However, the scheme was exposed by one of the accomplices to the victim’s family. The police investigated the case and requested arrest warrants from the criminal court for Sandra, the alleged French mastermind of the scheme. Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2024-04-20 Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
webfact Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 French Woman Arrested On Attempted Kidnap, Robbery Charges by TNR Staff A FRENCH woman was arrested at a hotel in Silom area on the charges of heading a gang that had hatched a plan to kidnap the daughter of a high-society family for 200 million baht ransom, Amarin TV said today (Apr. 19). At 10 p.m. last night Metropolitan Police arrested Ms.Sandra Christina Marie Diersten, 45, at a hotel in Silom Soi 3 under a warrant issued on April 5, 2024. Police said they took action after this well-known family, whose initial is Sor, had filed a complaint at Thong Lor police station that a gang of foreigners intended to kidnap their daughter and rob them of 200 million baht. However the plot collapsed after one of the gang members changed his mind and alerted the family. Upon being informed police conducted an investigation then obtained an arrest warrant for the suspect. Full story: THAI NEWSROOM 2024-04-20 Get our Daily Newsletter - Click HERE to subscribe 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hotchilli Posted April 19 Popular Post Share Posted April 19 She said, he said... best of luck sorting out the biggest liar 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
neeray Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 11 hours ago, snoop1130 said: "alleging that he had defrauded her and then falsely accused her of the kidnap plot to avoid repaying his debts." Oh what a tangled web we weave ........ 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
arick Posted April 19 Share Posted April 19 Sound like a big money divorce case. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post arick Posted April 19 Popular Post Share Posted April 19 12 minutes ago, neeray said: Oh what a tangled web we weave ........ I had a girlfriend at University and she ended up at the old Bailey it was a huge money case and fighting over the children 9 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Frankie baby Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Told us very little. I hope the police have some solid evidence on the French lady & not just a few claims being thrown around. Sounds like the Russians have kicked-off as well. I think we got this story a few months back. Its mentioned again here, but still without any info? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wensiensheng Posted April 20 Popular Post Share Posted April 20 1 hour ago, arick said: I had a girlfriend at University and she ended up at the old Bailey it was a huge money case and fighting over the children Is that “related news”. 1 3 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Freddy42OZ Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 This might be her https://www.linkedin.com/in/sandra-dierstein/ https://www.daidalos-fra.eu/our-team 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brianthainess Posted April 20 Popular Post Share Posted April 20 14 hours ago, snoop1130 said: explained her failure to report her entry into Thailand was due to safety concerns. So how did she get into Thailand ?? 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexpotter Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Wonder if the Sor family owes her or her company a lot of money and is setting her up? 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robbie2618 Posted April 20 Popular Post Share Posted April 20 Tipped off "by a remorseful member of the gang" more likely he wasn't being paid enough and switched sides for a handsome payout. Now, you never know which side to believe but it seems she was smuggled into the country "and explained her failure to report her entry into Thailand was due to safety concerns" So her credibility is shot. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Kidnapping a small child is a horrendous crime,, just imagine the terror that the child must suffer let alone the parents, so yes if she is found guilty it should be a very long incarceration. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
eumenades Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 14 hours ago, rexpotter said: I think in the news. Like always, a lot more to the story than is presented. Sounds like one of those crumby airport bookshop novels. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Expat Tom Posted April 20 Popular Post Share Posted April 20 Another Russian crime report! It is getting so common place that it ranks second behind the French Lady(?) Bewaare what you ask for. If you take in stray dogs you have to accept that they probably have fleas and ticks... or maybe a disease. 1 2 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rexpotter Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 5 minutes ago, Expat Tom said: Another Russian crime report! It is getting so common place that it ranks second behind the French Lady(?) Bewaare what you ask for. If you take in stray dogs you have to accept that they probably have fleas and ticks... or maybe a disease. And the French Crime Novel has not even been confirmed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hakuna Matata Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Oh, those pesky French once again! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BritScot Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 1 hour ago, wensiensheng said: Is that “related news”. Yes it's passing on personal experience in a case which could be very similar. Nasty!!! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ryandb Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 oh wow, so a French woman, Lebanese guy and an Australian are going to go through a he said/she said with the Thai police over kidnapping a kid from a prominent Thai woman... this is gonna get interesting, who has the most cash wins I guess 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
newbee2022 Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Strange. Maybe there is some truth in her story. Doesn't sound Impossible.😳 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Old Croc Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 (edited) 44 minutes ago, ryandb said: oh wow, so a French woman, Lebanese guy and an Australian are going to go through a he said/she said with the Thai police over kidnapping a kid from a prominent Thai woman... this is gonna get interesting, who has the most cash wins I guess The Australian is married to the prominent Thai woman and is the father of the child. It's a little more clear cut than a she said/he said situation. The French woman entered the country illegally and had been changing hotels daily. Strange behavior for a genuine visitor. Despite her denials, Pol. Maj. Gen. Theeradet expressed scepticism over Diersten’s claims, stating the police had gathered ample evidence against her. Reading the flowery language describing her companies, and the dodgy over qualifications of the senior staff, would have me, and my money, avoiding them like the plague. Edited April 20 by Old Croc 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
daejung Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 The name sounds more german than french. 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shocked farang Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 (edited) She was wearing the damm elephant pants when arrested! Another blow to the Khao San crowd. Some become begpackers some become kidnappers! Edited April 20 by Shocked farang 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
renaissanc Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 Thailand seems to be attracting a lot of scumbag, sewer-level foreigners nowadays. 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post john donson Posted April 20 Popular Post Share Posted April 20 is this the new NEW... having to read 3 articles back to back on the same page... nobody that can make it 1 story instead of rehashing the same crap any journalism involved or just copy paste, someone gets paid for that? 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkok Barry Posted April 20 Share Posted April 20 4 hours ago, hotchilli said: She said, he said... best of luck sorting out the biggest liar Yes, But the clincher might be the fact that she admitted to entering Thailand illegally. Diersten further claimed to have met the Lebanese man in Dubai previously and explained her failure to report her entry into Thailand was due to safety concerns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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