Thai man arrested for stealing cat outside Phuket bank - video

[snoop1130]

 

A Thai man was caught by police for stealing a cat outside a bank in the Wichit district of Phuket. He claimed he only wanted to pet the cat, but there's suspicion among Thai internet users that he planned to eat it.

 

The owner of the cat shared CCTV footage on social media of the theft which happened on Monday, July 15. The man identified as Nattaphon, 32, was captured in the video stealing her white cat named Konmek (which means cloud). The recording showed him putting the cat in a storage space under his motorcycle seat then leaving the area.

 

The video drew a lot of attention from Thai internet users, especially those who love cats. Some thought that Nattaphon may have mistaken Konmek for a stray cat since he is a cat lover himself.

 

 

However, many disagreed, suggesting that if Nattaphon truly loved cats, he wouldn't have put it in a place where it couldn't breathe. They expressed suspicions about Nattaphon stealing the cat to eat it.

 

Following a complaint against Nattaphon at the Wichit Police Station by the cat's owner, Nattaphon was arrested on Tuesday, July 16, during the evening. He stated that he was drawn to Konmek because of its white fur and blue eyes.

 

He insisted that the cat ran away and disappeared when he opened the motorcycle storage at home. Despite the owner of Konmek visiting Nattaphon's home to look for her cat, she wasn't able to find it. She has appealed to internet users to share the video and photos of Konmek in hopes of locating her lost pet.

 

 

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-- 2024-07-18

 

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[hotchilli]

22 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He claimed he only wanted to pet the cat, but there's suspicion among Thai internet users that he planned to eat it.

He's not the first.

[BritManToo]

22 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He insisted that the cat ran away and disappeared when he opened the motorcycle storage at home. Despite the owner of Konmek visiting Nattaphon's home to look for her cat, she wasn't able to find it. She has appealed to internet users to share the video and photos of Konmek in hopes of locating her lost pet.

I bet he could find the cat if he was held in jail until it was returned.

[Gandtee]

A cat burglar?

[thesetat2013]

Here kitty kitty. It's almost dinner time and you will be my main course. haha... Come on guys. Who drives carrying a stray cat with sharp claws in your arms. Also, how was he to know it is a not a stray. NO collar and nothing on the cat to show it had an owner. More than likely he brought it home or gave it to someone who would actually take care of it. It is prettier than most cats in Thailand but does not look like a breeded cat. 

[mancub]

9 minutes ago, thesetat2013 said:

Here kitty kitty. It's almost dinner time and you will be my main course. haha... Come on guys. Who drives carrying a stray cat with sharp claws in your arms. Also, how was he to know it is a not a stray. NO collar and nothing on the cat to show it had an owner. More than likely he brought it home or gave it to someone who would actually take care of it. It is prettier than most cats in Thailand but does not look like a breeded cat. 

It's the cat in the video, not the picture, and it did have a collar.

[cncltd1973]

On 7/18/2024 at 3:05 PM, snoop1130 said:

He insisted that the cat ran away and disappeared when he opened the motorcycle storage at home. Despite the owner of Konmek visiting Nattaphon's home to look for her cat, she wasn't able to find it.

did you check the freezer?