Belgian 80, Attacked and Robbed by Teenage Gang on Christmas Day in Pattaya

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture from responders.

 

An 80-year-old Belgian man was brutally attacked and robbed by a group of teenage assailants wielding knives on Christmas Day in Pattaya.

 

The incident occurred at 00:36 on December 25, near the entrance of The Village Pattaya housing estate in Nong Prue, Bang Lamung district, Chonburi province. Police Lieutenant Wuttikorn Plodprong of Pattaya City Police Station received a report about the attack and robbery involving a foreign tourist.

 

Senior officers, including Police Colonel Navin Theerawit, the Pattaya Police Chief, as well as local investigators and rescue teams, were promptly dispatched to the scene.

 

At the victim's residence, authorities found Mr. Richard Ander M. Van Bogaert, a retired Belgian electrician, covered in blood with a severe head wound inflicted by a sharp weapon. Rescue workers provided emergency first aid before rushing him to the hospital.

 

An initial investigation revealed that Mr. Van Bogaert's wallet, containing approximately 7,000 baht, was stolen.

 

Ms. Pornthip, 38, the victim's caretaker, told police that he had just returned from a Christmas event at a local entertainment venue.

 

As he was walking back to his home near the housing estate, three motorbikes carrying six teenage males surrounded him. The group attacked him with knives, striking his head before stealing his wallet.

 

The assailants fled, leaving Mr. Van Bogaert bleeding on the roadside. He managed to crawl and stagger to his home to seek help, and Ms. Pornthip immediately called the police.

 

Police Colonel Navin Theerawit ordered officers to set up roadblocks and search for the suspects along potential escape routes.

 

Investigators are also reviewing CCTV footage in the area and interviewing witnesses to determine whether the attack was motivated solely by robbery or if there were other intentions.

 

Authorities are committed to apprehending the culprits and bringing them to justice in accordance with the law.

 

-- 2024-12-25

 

 

[jacko45k]

Now this is something that requires prompt police action and causes negativity to tourism generally. The violence of it, and the ugliness of attacking an elderly person for a bit of money. 

[actonion]

This seems to answer the question put on here earlier this week.."Do Thai's attack foreigners for no reason"?, An 80 year old  Foreign man  against  6 Thai's, I think the answer in this case is , Yes they do

[mdr224]

11 minutes ago, actonion said:

This seems to answer the question put on here earlier this week.."Do Thai's attack foreigners for no reason"?, An 80 year old  Foreign man  against  6 Thai's, I think the answer in this case is , Yes they do

The guy that started that thread thought it was a joke. The joke is on him

[Briggsy]

Was this random or was this a targetted attack? We will probably never find out as updates are scarce.

[novacova]

29 minutes ago, actonion said:

This seems to answer the question put on here earlier this week.."Do Thai's attack foreigners for no reason"?, An 80 year old  Foreign man  against  6 Thai's, I think the answer in this case is , Yes they do

The no good reason appears to be for money, 

[Woke to Sounds of Horking]

Time to thaw Bronson and his sidekick Wildey to deal with these scumbags.

 

 

[dddave]

Attacks on foreigners like this have been rare in my 20+ years coming to Pattaya but there seems to have been an uptick in them recently.   Maybe one gang gets away with a successful grab, others follow.  

In my years here I've never once felt threatened but that doesn't mean it can't still happen, being in the wrong place at the wrong time.

[Georgealbert]

This is the CCTV of the attack from Thai media.

 

 

[saakura]

What a horrible thing to attack an 80 year old man. They were 6 of them and could have easily just taken his money and vanished. What was the need to beat him up so savagely? I hope all of them are caught, shamed in public and then jailed for a very long time. 😠

[Will B Good]

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9 minutes ago, Georgealbert said:

This is the CCTV of the attack from Thai media.

 

 

 

That is grim......and out in Nong Prue????

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

[billd766]

3 hours ago, actonion said:

This seems to answer the question put on here earlier this week.."Do Thai's attack foreigners for no reason"?, An 80 year old  Foreign man  against  6 Thai's, I think the answer in this case is , Yes they do

The answer is, no they don't.

 

The majority of Thai mwn don't do that.

 

A very small minority of Thai's do, and that is usually blown way out of proportion by the press and the social media.

[ChaiyaTH]

Damn, these gangs on bikes are always dangerous. But who walks around those quiet areas or beach areas at midnight anyway, it's trash there always with junkies and stuff.

 

I would find out who did that to me and make sure they get a lot, repeated, violence, themself. I'd spend a million baht on it even.

[bkk6060]

Let's say he was a little more spry and put up a bigger fight they may have killed him. Sickening to watch, hope they catch the little bastards.