Picture captured from CCTV.

 

Police have arrested a 36-year-old man from Phitsanulok in connection with a violent armed robbery at a tea shop in Bangkok’s Chalong Krung district. The suspect, who stabbed a female employee and stole a gold necklace and cash, was tracked down and apprehended while hiding near the Laos border.

 

The robbery took place around 20:00, on 19 April at the Majitea bubble tea shop on Soi Chalong Krung 29. CCTV footage captured the moment a masked man entered the shop as it was closing, grabbed the 21-year-old employee, and dragged her at knifepoint to the back of the premises. He then stabbed her in the waist, stole her gold necklace (weighing one baht, worth approximately 50,000 baht), locked her inside the shop, and fled.

 

 

The victim was later rescued and rushed to Chularat 9 Hospital, where she remains in stable condition.

 

Investigators from Chalong Krung Police Station and Metropolitan Police Division 3 launched an urgent investigation. That same night, police inspected the scene and interviewed the victim’s boyfriend, who reported that the suspect had used force to subdue her and committed the robbery before escaping through the front of the shop.

 

Following leads from CCTV footage and a tip-off from a member of the public, investigators identified the suspect as Mr. Wallop Kasiya, who was using the Facebook profile “Son-in-law of Ubon, Man from Phitsanulok.” Surveillance footage confirmed he had used a grey Honda Scoopy motorcycle (registration number from Phitsanulok) during the escape.

 

Mr. Wallop was later tracked to room D14 of an apartment complex on Chalong Krung Road in Bangkok’s Lat Krabang district. There, officers found the suspect’s motorcycle, a black helmet, grey-and-orange jacket, and grey Gito sneakers used during the robbery.

 

However, by the time officers arrived, Mr. Wallop had already fled the capital. He escaped in a white Toyota Revo pickup truck (registration in Bangkok) to his girlfriend’s home in the border town of Chong Mek, Ubon Ratchathani province.

 

With cooperation from local police, Mr. Wallop was arrested at the address, where officers also recovered the stolen gold necklace and the pickup truck used during his flight.

 

During initial questioning, Mr. Wallop confessed to the crime, stating that he committed the robbery because he was short of money following the Songkran holiday.

 

Police are now in the process of transferring the suspect back to Bangkok for formal charges. He will face multiple counts including armed robbery, assault, and unlawful detention. The investigation continues.

 

Adapted by ASEAN Now from Matichon.

 

-- 2025-04-21

 

 

 

 

Good job by the police! New hires?

I would not suggest wearing a 50k necklace while waitressing, but maybe varies by culture...

Wonder what his girlfriend thinks of him now.

"During initial questioning, Mr. Wallop confessed to the crime, stating that he committed the robbery because he was short of money following the Songkran holiday."

 

Oh, well that's different.

I mean if you were short of money and all you did was stab and rob...