US tourist tried on bag-snatching accusations

[geovalin]

Buth Reaksmey Kongkea

An American tourist was tried yesterday by the Phnom Penh Municipal Court on allegations that he stole a Dutch woman’s bag at a guesthouse in the capital’s Daun Penh district in March.

Judge Meng Tony said that defendant Justin Alan Bauch, 33, had been staying at the Dolphin Guesthouse for several days in a room near that of the 23-year-old Dutch victim.

“He entered to steal the victim’s bag inside her room while she was having a bath and forgot to close her [door],” he said. “After stealing it, he hid the victim’s bag under his bed inside the room. Police [later] confiscated the victim’s bag from his room.”

read more: http://www.phnompenhpost.com/national/us-tourist-tried-bag-snatching-accusations

[atyclb]

Last week went to kaosan road to find some middle eastern food and was amazed at what i witnessed.

a caucasian female (tourist?) walking nonchalantly grabbed a skewer of bbq chicken off a street vendor grill and kept on walking. the vendor ran and confronted her telling her she stole his food. he repatriated the skewer and that was it.

[Chao Lao Beach]

Little does she know how close she is livig life on the edge !

[user82374298374]

She's lucky he didn't skewer and barbecue her.

[Nemesis7]

what kind of a fool was the American? Hiding the bag under his bed??

[twocatsmac]

what kind of a fool was the American? Hiding the bag under his bed??

Where would you have hidden it?

[ggt]

What a piece of work...this rookie will give professional bag-snatchers a bad name...

Edited August 13, 2015 by ggt

[Tomtomtom69]

What a piece of work...this rookie will give professional bag-snatchers a bad name...

LOL