Malaysian Royalty Guard Attacked In Phuket

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Malaysian royalty guard attacked in Phuket


Pakong (left) and Sakorn were caught at the border with Malaysia.

PHUKET: -- Police on Thursday (May 30) announced that they had caught two Thais suspected of attacking a personal bodyguard of the crown prince of Malaysia’s Kedah state in his five-star hotel room in Patong, early on Wednesday morning.

Kathu district police responded early on Wednesday to reports that “a tourist” was attacked by four men in a room of the Millennium Resort Patong Hotel.

The victim, later identified as Mohd Sobri Bin Said, a personal bodyguard to the crown prince HRH Tunku Annuar Ibni Sultan Badlishah, the younger brother of the current Malaysian King or Yang di-Pertuan Agong, HRH Tunku Abdul Halim Mu’adzam Shah, was rushed to hospital with two wounds on his head and bruises on his body.

He told police that the attackers waited inside his room and assaulted him when he entered, hitting him on the head with hard objects.

They had prepared electric wire to tie him up, but he fought back and managed to run from the room to get help, at which point the attackers also fled, according to a report in the Daily News.

Police inspected the victim’s hotel room and found electric cable and blood. They questioned hotel staff about how outsiders were able to enter the Malaysian man’s room, and whether they might have obtained a keycard.

A review of the hotel’s CCTV showed four suspects as they entered the front lobby, and walked to the elevator. The security camera showed clear pictures of all suspects, who police believe were of Malaysian and Thai nationality. Police also reviewed security cameras in other locations which confirmed the description of the attackers.

The two men arrested were named by police as Prakong "Ed" Leesopa, 30, and Sakorn Srisopa, 29, both from Phatthalung Province. They were caught at the Sadao border point in Songkhla Province, attempting to cross to Kedah.

They are being held in Sadao Police Station, charged with robbery. The arrest warrants state that they robbed Mr Bin Said of B42,000, his passport, ID card, ATM card and iPhone.

On his personal visit to Phuket, the crown prince of Kedah and his party reserved more than 10 rooms at the hotel. Thai police were informed of the visit, and provided a motorcade for his transportation.

After the incident, the group moved to another hotel, and are returning to Kuala Lumpur today. Police say they suspect a personal conflict involving the bodyguard was the motive for the attack.

– Bangkok Post/The Phuket News

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/malaysian-royalty-guard-attacked-in-phuket-39772.php

-- Phuket News 2013-05-30

[farang000999]

Look at those mustaches. Those are two bad men.

Edited May 30, 2013 by farang000999

[Kananga]

A friend of a friend of mine was on holiday in Malaysia last year with a friend of his and was drinking with the son of one of the Sultans. Later on that evening a small disagreement broke out between them and the next thing the Sultan's son's bodyguards beat these two guys to a pulp putting them both in hospital.

Dont know what happened here but could possibly be revenge for a previous altercation involving the bodyguard. Many of these guys are thugs.

[Thai at Heart]

Look at those mustaches. Those are two bad men.

Or they are Freddie mercury fans.

[CrisRMenumate]

Dont want to get on the wrong side of those Malaysian Royals, memory serves me correctly that back in the late 1980's one of them beat his caddy to death with a 9 iron because the caddy giggled when he missed a putt? and then is reported to have beaten up a national hockey coach in 1992.... so it says here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iskandar_of_Johor

[Siriam]

Look at those mustaches. Those are two bad men.

I have mustaches and you won't believe... even beard, does it make me a bad man?

Your observation is very futile and silly

[twominutesbuddy]

how many "mustaches" do you have.

I personally believe one to be excessive, more than one ridiculous.

[Siriam]

how many "mustaches" do you have.

I personally believe one to be excessive, more than one ridiculous.

PS: ask your girlfriend what she thinks about mustache, maybe you'll be surprised.

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[Phronesis]

Dont want to get on the wrong side of those Malaysian Royals, memory serves me correctly that back in the late 1980's one of them beat his caddy to death with a 9 iron because the caddy giggled when he missed a putt? and then is reported to have beaten up a national hockey coach in 1992.... so it says here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iskandar_of_Johor

I was on the golf course the day of the fatal beating...no fan fair or media coverage whatsoever...

[HerbalEd]

Look at those mustaches. Those are two bad men.

I have mustaches and you won't believe... even beard, does it make me a bad man?

Your observation is very futile and silly

Looks like he set the bait and you got hooked.

[Sheryl]

A series of off topic and increasingly flaming posts have been removed. Behave yourselves please. No personal insults, and try to stay on the topic.

[khaowong1]

Dont want to get on the wrong side of those Malaysian Royals, memory serves me correctly that back in the late 1980's one of them beat his caddy to death with a 9 iron because the caddy giggled when he missed a putt? and then is reported to have beaten up a national hockey coach in 1992.... so it says here: http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iskandar_of_Johor

Nice, wholesome family..

[aechzen]

hahahaha i like cartoons

[MobileContent]

Body guards of royals in Malaysia often go over the board and think they are above the law. The worse body guards are the one from the Sultan of Johore. It is more like a private army. I had once a problem with them in Johore at the former Holiday Inn hotel which is owned by them. It is now called the Mutiara in Johor Bahru.

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Five arrested over attack on Kedah royal family bodyguard
Phuket Gazette

PHUKET: Police have arrested five men for the attack on a Kedah royal family bodyguard at a high-end resort in Patong just after midnight on Tuesday.

Four of the men, including three Malaysians, were arrested while trying to exit Thailand at the busy Sadao checkpoint in Songkhla province.

The first arrest was made at a rented house in Sikao District in Trang province, south of Phuket.

Prakorn Leesopa, 32, from Phattalung, was taken into custody after a manhunt sweeping across Southern Thailand was launched following the attack on Mohd Sobri Bin Said, 53.

Mr Said was one of the bodyguards accompanying Kedah Council of Regency chairman Tan Sri Tunku Annuar Sultan Badlishah during his stay in Phuket at the Millennium Resort Patong hotel.

In his statement to police, Mr Prakorn said he received a call on Tuesday night from his older brother Sakorn Srisopha, 34, asking him to drive to him to Patong.

He was to be paid be 5,000 baht just to drive.

“Sakorn and three Malaysian men arrived at my house in Trang in a pickup truck. When we arrived at the hotel in Patong, the three Malaysian men collected a room access key card from the reception desk, then all five of us went upstairs to the room,” he said.

When the men entered the room, they grabbed Mr Said, tied his hands, sat him in a chair and began to hit him, Mr Prakorn said.

“One of the Malaysian men pushed me into the bathroom and locked me in there so I couldn’t see what was going on,” he told police.

“I heard the men searching for something in the room and asking about a passport and mobile phone,” he added.

About five minutes later, Mr Prakorn was let out of the bathroom and escorted downstairs and out of the hotel, he said.

“They brought me all the way back to my house in Sikao. Someone else drove. The long-haired Malaysian man gave me 5,000 baht and then they left,” he said.

Mr Prakorn protested his innocence in the crime.

“I had never seen the three men before. If I knew they were going to attack a VIP [sic] I wouldn’t have taken any part in it,” he said.

Lt Thawatchai Srimai of the Patong Police, who responded to the report of the attack on Tuesday night, confirmed that initially only four men were wanted for the attack after questioning the bodyguard, Mr Said, at Patong Hospital.

“Mr Said was covered in blood from a head injury and covered with bruises,” said Lt Thawatchai.

Mr Said told police he had received a tip-off about the attack and switched rooms in order to protect Tunku Annuar.

Tunku Annuar and his party booked more than 10 rooms at the hotel when they checked in on Monday.

“They used a key card to enter the room and waited for Tunku Annuar,” Lt Thawatchai said.

“When Mr Said entered the room, they grabbed him by the throat and threatened him with a knife. They used electric wire to tie his hands, hit him with a hard object on the head and beat him,” he added.

Following the arrests today, Provincial Police Commander Choti Chavalviwat confirmed to the Phuket Gazette that Mr Prakorn has been charged with gang robbery.

“The total value of items reported stolen is about 42,000 baht. Seized as evidence today were 14,660 baht and 640 Ringgit in cash, a passport, a Malaysian ID card, an ATM card and an iPhone 5,” he added.

Following the arrest of Mr Prakorn in Trang, Patong Police Superintendent Chiraphat Pochanaphan this afternoon said that the four other suspects, including Mr Sakorn, were arrested today in Sadao.

Capt Opas Chaiboon of the Sikao Police confirmed that all four arrested in Sadao have also been charged with gang robbery.

Police have yet to release the names of the three Malaysian men involved in the attack.

A source told the Gazette that the men were already known to hotel staff as part of the security personnel who checked in with Tunku Annuar.

The source said the incident was an “internal affair that will be dealt with when they return to Malaysia.”

Phuket Police have yet to confirm or deny this.

Tunku Annuar and his party checked out of the hotel today.

In its statement to the Gazette, the Millennium Resort Patong said: “An incident involving a guest occurred in one of the hotel rooms on 28 May 2013 at the Millennium Resort Patong Phuket. Hotel staff immediately rendered assistance upon the alert.

“The guest was taken to the hospital and has been treated. The hotel is doing its utmost to offer assistance to the guest. No one else was affected, and the hotel assures all guests that business is as usual.”

Additional reporting by Kritsada Mueanhawong

Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket_news/2013/Five-arrested-over-attack-on-Kedah-royal-family-bodyguard-21197.html

-- Phuket Gazette 2013-05-31

[LivinginKata]

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