British Expats' Phuket Home Burgled

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British expats' Phuket home burgled

Mr Crompton reporting the burglary at Chalong Police Station this morning.

PHUKET: -- A British couple living in Rawai returned home from dinner last night to find their house burgled, with several valuable items stolen.

Charles Stuart Crompton and his wife left their home in Soi Natai at 8:30pm on Tuesday night and went out for a meal. When the couple returned home two hours later they found their house had been broken into.

The couple, in their 50s, have lived in Rawai for four years. They belief the thief entered the house through the master bedroom window.

Mr Crompton told the Gazette he believed over half a million baht’s worth of valuables were missing.

The missing items included three rings, a notebook computer and 12,000 baht in cash taken from a locked drawer in the bedroom.

As two of the pieces of jewelry are cherished family heirlooms, Mr Crompton has offered a reward for their safe return.

“We would very much appreciate if anyone does find either of my wife's rings that they might please return them to her. The pink gold ring was given to her by her mother and the diamond platinum one by her grandmother. They're very important for her and she is heartbroken that they've been stolen,” he said.

The Cromptons are offering a 50,000 baht reward for return of the rings.

Chalong Police are today carrying out an examination of the house.

-- Phuket Gazette 2010-11-24

[ScubaBuddha]

I'm assuming this is the same Stuart?:

It really is a helpless feeling when this happens, but fairly common here. I had someone climb in a 2nd story window and steal my wallet a couple months ago.

[goldmonky]

sorry for the guy and sad about the rings . Im going to build soon and bars and safety locks will be fitted .

[geriatrickid]

sorry for the guy and sad about the rings . Im going to build soon and bars and safety locks will be fitted .

Hopefully, you will be able to open those bars from the inside. Fires can happen and it would be unfortunate to be trapped inside.

[Valentine]

sorry for the guy and sad about the rings . Im going to build soon and bars and safety locks will be fitted .

Hopefully, you will be able to open those bars from the inside. Fires can happen and it would be unfortunate to be trapped inside.

None of the homes I have seen with security bars have a way to open them. If they did it stands to reason they can also be opened by reaching through from the outside. If they had to be opened with a key then it might be difficult to locate & use during the heat of a fire.