Italian Tourist hurt in bag snatch in South Pattaya.

A case of aggravated theft now from the front of the Pop Inn Hotel on the Pratamnuk Road in South Pattaya which left an Italian Tourist and his Thai Girlfriend injured.

Both were taken to the Bangkok-Pattaya Hospital where they told Police that the pair were driving back to the Jomtien Nivet Village on the Tappraya Road on their motorbike, when three men on another motorbike approached from behind and forced their bike to crash.

As the Italian Tourist, Mr. Ernesto Brianza aged 64 and his Girlfriend Khun Jamnong aged 30 lay injured on the floor, one of the three attackers stole Khun Jamnong’s shoulder bag which contained 7,000 Baht in cash, a mobile phone and some personal documents.

At the Hospital Police attempted to get descriptions of the three suspects without success. Both victims are now recovering from their ordeal and will make a full statement at the Police Station when they are discharged from Hospital.

-Pattaya City News

Wednesday 25th October 2006

Italian Tourist hurt in bag snatch in South Pattaya.

A case of aggravated theft now from the front of the Pop Inn Hotel on the Pratamnuk Road in South Pattaya which left an Italian Tourist and his Thai Girlfriend injured.

Both were taken to the Bangkok-Pattaya Hospital where they told Police that the pair were driving back to the Jomtien Nivet Village on the Tappraya Road on their motorbike, when three men on another motorbike approached from behind and forced their bike to crash.

As the Italian Tourist, Mr. Ernesto Brianza aged 64 and his Girlfriend Khun Jamnong aged 30 lay injured on the floor, one of the three attackers stole Khun Jamnong’s shoulder bag which contained 7,000 Baht in cash, a mobile phone and some personal documents.

At the Hospital Police attempted to get descriptions of the three suspects without success. Both victims are now recovering from their ordeal and will make a full statement at the Police Station when they are discharged from Hospital.

-Pattaya City News

Wednesday 25th October 2006

Brit, please tell me this was in the early hours, with the streets deserted and all sane folk tucked up in bed ? Real bad if in the middle of the evening rush hour and nobody helped.

Dunno report doesnt say!!!

Bag snatching from motor cycle riders is common in Phnom Penh, HCMC, and was also in BKK - not sure about now. One must keep bags somehow tucked away so that it can not be pulled from shoulder. I have friends who sustained serious injuries when they were pulled off their M/cs

Bag snatching from motor cycle riders is common in Phnom Penh, HCMC, and was also in BKK - not sure about now. One must keep bags somehow tucked away so that it can not be pulled from shoulder. I have friends who sustained serious injuries when they were pulled off their M/cs

This bag snatching and gold snatching is a daily occurrence in Pattaya. As back in the west, a lot of the time the crime doesn’t get reported to the police as the victim is well aware of the out come, waste half a day of a two week holiday to tell the local police something they will not investigate. The Thai ladies are well aware of the gold being dragged off there neck from passing motor bikes.

Last week there was announcement made to trade in shops warning about purchasing broken jewellery as it probably had been stolen