Dutch Tourist Robbed On Pattaya Beach By Cambodian Street Seller

[Rimmer]

Dutch Tourist robbed on Pattaya Beach by Cambodian street seller

PATTAYA:--A Dutch tourist was the victim of a street robbery on Pattaya Beach on Sunday Afternoon.

Police were called and managed to arrest the suspected thief, Mr. Neung, a Cambodian street seller who had attempted to escape but was caught in a Hotel car park located at the Northern end of Pattaya Beach.

The victim, Mr. Martin Eckhardt aged 47 from The Netherlands and the suspect were taken to Pattaya Police Station where it was revealed that Mr. Eckhardt was sitting on the beach when he was confronted by Mr. Neung who attempted to sell him a cigarette lighter. Mr. Eckhardt refused and in a split second the Cambodian managed to grap his wallet which contained 13,600 Baht in cash and attempted to escape on-foot.

Full story:http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/59719/dutch-tourist-robbed-pattaya-beach-cambodian-street-seller/

-- Pattaya One 2012-07-30

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[Jayman]

nice man purse.. perhaps that's what the guy really wanted. I mean, who wouldn't?

[PoodMaiDai]

Sorry little Khmer guy, only the local gangs who are protected by police can rob and cheat people in the broad daylight on the beach.