Chinese Tourist Arrested Following Wat Pho Wallet Theft

Chinese Tourist Arrested Following Wat Pho Wallet Theft

Bangkok police arrested a 59-year-old Chinese man accused of stealing a South Korean tourist’s wallet at Wat Pho. CCTV allegedly showed the suspect taking the wallet from the visitor’s shoulder bag, after which the victim’s cards were used for luxury purchases, meals and other services. Officers detained the man outside a Ratchada hotel and seized phones, branded wallets, foreign currency and clothing believed to match the footage. The suspect denied the accusation, arguing that the person in the video appeared older than him, but investigators rejected his explanation. Police are also examining the possible involvement of a Vietnamese national who may have used a mobile application to access the stolen credit cards.