Relative attacks robber who pointed gun at four year old and threw her out of a car

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Relative attacks robber who pointed gun at four year old and threw her out of a car

 

Image: Daily News

 

SARABURI: -- Dramatic pictures from a press conference in Saraburi capture the moment when a relative lunges forward to smash a vicious armed robber in the face.

 

The gang had stolen a family's pick up at gunpoint while dad was in the toilet at a gas station, reported Daily News. Then they had punched the mum in the face before kicking her and two children aged 4 and nine out onto the road before fleeing in the pick-up.

 

They were part of a gang rounded up for stealing pick-ups to order and selling them to a garage for 100,000 baht.

 

The theft of the Isuzu D-Max occurred at a petrol station on the Pahonyothin Road leading from Bangkok to Saraburi in Nong Khae district on Wednesday.

 

Patcharin Sae-Tia, 32, and her husband Bunleua, 32, were on their way to Petchabun with their 4 and 9 year old daughters. 

 

After the husband filled up he parked outside a restaurant to go to the toilet leaving his wife and children waiting in the pick-up with the engine running.

 

A man who she later came to know as Watcharaporn suddenly jumped in the driver's seat and pointed a gun at the four year old girl threatening to shoot her.

 

He drove off with the mother and children still in the vehicle. Once out of the gas station and some distance down the hard shoulder Patcharin grabbed the steering wheel forcing him to stop. 

 

He punched her repeatedly in the face.

 

Another man, later identified as Chatchai, drove up behind in a Vios and joined in kicking the mother out of the vehicle and throwing the children to the tarmac before getting back in the Vios. 

 

Both vehicles drove off leaving mother and children in the road.

 

The pick-up was driven to a garage in Sa Kaew where it was received by a man called Narong who bought it for 100,000 baht. The gang were stealing pick-ups to order.

 

Watcharapon (or Ek) Chomherm, 29, and Chartchai (Num) Raksa, 19, were both charged with armed robbery and gun offences. 

 

Narong Thianchai, 42, was charged with receiving stolen goods. A youth aged 17 was also involved and police are also seeking a man called Kawinnark (Khwan) Sithao, 47, who helped arrange the sale.

 

The man who attacked one of the gang members at the press conference yesterday was a relative of the victims. He had to be restrained before the gang members were taken away.

 

Source: Daily News

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2016-08-30

[colinneil]

Why did the police stop him???

They should have stepped back and let the relative give him a good hiding.

Utter scum, low life does not deserve to live, pointing a gun at a poor innocent defenceless child.

[NongKhaiKid]

There's low and there's low and this is even lower than that.

 

Guns,   guns and even more guns everywhere but we never hear anyone in authority expressing concern.

[ukrules]

It looks like the guy in the photo is getting some 'rough justice'.

 

Personally I believe in the right to a fair trial but TIT so fair enough. These scum deserve what they get.

[SABloke]

What's Mr. Miyagi doing there?

[jacko45k]

Fine, time for a tea break!

[The stuttering parrot]

Couldn't just pinch the car from a car park. Had to bash a woman and threaten kids before throwing them on the road.

There should be mandatory minimum 20 years in jail all around the world for these car jacking oxygen thieves.

Edited August 30, 2016 by The stuttering parrot

[sahibji]

13 hours ago, colinneil said:

Why did the police stop him???

They should have stepped back and let the relative give him a good hiding.

Utter scum, low life does not deserve to live, pointing a gun at a poor innocent defenceless child.

we can not have that in a civilized society. the anger of the relative is understandable but to express it at a press conference is not warranted.

[prakhonchai nick]

13 minutes ago, The stuttering parrot said:

Couldn't just pinch the car from a car park. Had to bash a woman and threaten kids before throwing them on the road.

There should be mandatory minimum 20 years in jail all around the world for these car jacking oxygen thieves.

 

Agree.........and a death sentence when weapons are involved!

[sahibji]

12 minutes ago, The stuttering parrot said:

Couldn't just pinch the car from a car park. Had to bash a woman and threaten kids before throwing them on the road.

There should be mandatory minimum 20 years in jail all around the world for these car jacking oxygen thieves.

in many countries this would also be considered abduction which is highly serious offence. agree with you totally that a deterrent sentence is relevant in offences like these, in this worsened by the use of fire arms.

[sahibji]

22 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Fine, time for a tea break!

con on seriously. the is a grave crime.

[AngelHeather]

Imbecile!

[SABloke]

It's a sad reflection IMHO that this news came to fore due to the antics at the press conference and not the original crime(s). Was the oroginal attack reported somewhere?

[NongKhaiKid]

7 minutes ago, Thechook said:

Now if this happened in Australia the police will be facing a law suit and the accused will be suing their butt off.  Police have a duty of care to those in their custody.  Parading an alleged offender before the media and the public for nothing more than self gratification and a publicity stunt isn't demonstrating that duty of care.

Spot On   !   Look how many   '  re-enactments  '   go badly wrong because the publicity seeking BiB can't control the scene.

[chrisinth]

1 hour ago, NongKhaiKid said:

There's low and there's low and this is even lower than that.

 

Guns,   guns and even more guns everywhere but we never hear anyone in authority expressing concern.

 

Guns in this case, but it could very easily been a knife, hatchet, crossbow, etc.

 

IMO, it is the method of the robbery and the  willingness to endanger, and assault women and children to achieve 'on-demand' theft of vehicles that scares me.

 

There has been a lot of criticism lately about Thais having on-board weapons in their rides. Maybe there is a small amount of understanding as to why some do this......................

[carvets]

Ive seen Thai street justice before. It was enacted on a thai in a pickup who hit a Thai girl on a motorbike knocking her off and driving down the street with the bike still lodged under the car. When he came to a stop in traffic , after everyone came out to see what the horrendous noise was , he was set upon by numerous Thai men . Lucky for him the police turned up before it was too late. Sometimes a little street justice seems appropriate as an added incentive not to re offend or just plain punishment that may be more relative to the crime than a 500 baht fine . I think this is why a lot of drivers in motor vehicle accidents flee the scene,...not from the police but from village justice.

[Wilsonandson]

[DavisH]

The relative is the cop on the right? Who is throwing the punch?

 

Feel sorry for victims here....the punishment almost never fits the crime. The thieves will do a few months inside (if that), then back out on the street stealing again. It's a petty crime merry-go-round here. 

[NongKhaiKid]

1 minute ago, chrisinth said:

 

Guns in this case, but it could very easily been a knife, hatchet, crossbow, etc.

 

IMO, it is the method of the robbery and the  willingness to endanger, and assault women and children to achieve 'on-demand' theft of vehicles that scares me.

 

There has been a lot of criticism lately about Thais having on-board weapons in their rides. Maybe there is a small amount of understanding as to why some do this......................

Yes I do understand what you mean but the problem is carrying a weapon for self defence isn't,   in some jurisdictions,  a defence to a charge of possessing an offensive weapon when you are not in any threat.   Perceived threats don't apply.

I'm not saying it's right just how it can be and I have no idea how Thai   '  make it up as you go  '   law applies.

[PatOngo]

I await the lawsuit from the robber for loss of face for being punched in front of the media.

[gandalf12]

13 hours ago, colinneil said:

Why did the police stop him???

They should have stepped back and let the relative give him a good hiding.

Utter scum, low life does not deserve to live, pointing a gun at a poor innocent defenceless child.

It isn't as if the police are going to give this piece of s##t justice is it. Good on him for wanting to do what is right

[Artisi]

43 minutes ago, NongKhaiKid said:

Spot On   !   Look how many   '  re-enactments  '   go badly wrong because the publicity seeking BiB can't control the scene.

What a crying shame some of them go wrong... 

[daveAustin]

we can not have that in a civilized society. the anger of the relative is understandable but to express it at a press conference is not warranted.

I disagree with this thinking. Our so called civilised societies tend to plough more resources into wrongdoers while the victims' plight is typically overlooked. Men committing these types of crimes should simply be erased; there is no place for them (read: no value) in any society.

[silent]

1 hour ago, SABloke said:

What's Mr. Miyagi doing there?

 

The Thai version of the crane instead of the point and chicken dance.

[ratcatcher]

1 hour ago, SABloke said:

What's Mr. Miyagi doing there?

Must be Morita's surviving twin. Morita died 11 years ago.

[carvets]

8 minutes ago, daveAustin said:

I disagree with this thinking. Our so called civilised societies tend to plough more resources into wrongdoers while the victims' plight is typically overlooked. Men committing these types of crimes should simply be erased; there is no place for them (read: no value) in any society.

One of the hings i like about Thailand is its distance from so called "civilized " societies. Sometimes it can go horribly wrong , but sometimes it just seems appropriate . 

[arrowsdawdle]

Armed robbery and gun offences? Thai courts are to justice as Thai drivers are to traffic.

 

What about 3 counts of kidnapping, assault and battery, and child endangerment just for starters?

 

And why is the perp still in the chair and not on the floor gasping and twitching? Oh, he was hit by a local.

[prakhonchai nick]

Last week in my village 2 gangs, one from the neighbouring town had an altercation.  One youth drew a gun and aimed to fire, The driver of the pick-up for the other gang rammed the motorbikes (he said in self defence) and killed one and seriously injured 3

 

Local police are now discussing a "settlement" of 500,000baht. No prosecution. How much will they pocket, I wonder!

 

These low life scumbags will surely meet up again in the coming months and there will be further deaths and injuries.

 

A long prison sentence should be mandatory for the shooter, with a short sharp shock for the other gang members, with the proviso that it will be substantially more should they be caught again.

 

[nausea]

I approve this. Might make a  few idiots think again before attacking women and children. 

[callaway]

1 hour ago, sahibji said:

con on seriously. the is a grave crime.

 

1 hour ago, sahibji said:

con on seriously. the is a grave crime.

I think what sahibji means is good time for the police to go for a tea break and leave the bloke alone to get what he deserves without them interfering