webfact Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Phuket: Dane prosecuted for false attack report Nattha Thepbamrung The mean beach of Kamala. Or perhaps not... Photo: Google maps PHUKET: -- A 19-year-old Dane, Morten Budtz Berthelsen, is due in court today accused of making a false report to Kamala police, in which he said he was attacked and robbed by a Thai gang at Kamala Beach. Around 5pm yesterday (January 2), the Dane went to Kamala police station and reported that at about 1.45 am on New Year’s Day, after going to the New Year countdown he went for a walk along the sand, and was attacked in the darkness at the north end of the beach. He said there were five Thai men one of whom grabbed him from behind while the rest hit him. He said the gang stole his B95,000 Omega watch, a couple of golden bracelets valued at B20,600, an iPhone5 costing B29,150 plus a credit card in his wallet. After robbing him, he said, the gang threw him into the sea then escaped into the darkness. After Kamala police checked beachfront CCTV footage and questioned beach vendors, the Dane was called for a second interview at Kamala police station. Pol Lt Col Nanon Pitakkuntorn of Kamala police said that there several points that made Berthelsen’s account suspect. First, the “victim” is “a big guy” about 180-190 cm tall, and police felt it would be difficult for a Thai to grab him and hold him while others hit him. There were also many people on the beach at the time, making it unlikely that he could have been attacked without anyone noticing. A much more telling point was that police found that the tide was in at 1 am, and if Berthelsen had been walking at the north end of the beach at that time, he would have been neck-deep in water. Officers therefore checked CCTV footage at the Swissotel Phuket, Berthelsen was staying with his family. At the time he was supposedly being robbed, he was filmed talking with staff at the front desk, after which he went to his room with a foreign girl. They also noted that they could see from the footage that he was wearing his Omega watch. Presented with these facts and with the CCTV fooage, Berthelsen confessed he had made up the story in order to get a police report to make a false claim on his insurance in Denmark. “This may not seem like a big story,” said Pol Lt Col Suppawit Suwanpirom. “But if we had not been able to prove that what he said was a lie, it could have badly damaged the island’s tourism image.” Police in Phuket take a dim view of such reports. In July last year Australian Stevie Bamford served two weeks in jail after police were able to show that her claim she had been raped by three men in a tuk-tuk was false. It turned out that she made the report in order to avoid the wrath of her boyfriend when she stayed out later than him in Patong. In November 2011 an Australian couple, Abdul Karim Al-Rajab and Zeidan Nouha, were arrested for making a phony robbery report. Like Berthelsen, they were planning to defraud their insurance company. They were kicked out of Thailand. Source: http://www.thephuket...eport-35972.php -- The Phuket News 2013-01-03 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tywais Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 it could have badly damaged the island’s tourism image Think they must have a rubber stamp with that slogan on it somewhere. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Hedghog Posted January 3, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2013 He will get a nice new rubber stamp in his passport DEPORTED 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post I Like Thai Posted January 3, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2013 B95,000 Omega watch, a valued at B20,600, couple of golden bracelets B29,150 iPhone5 B144,750 Fine him B144,750 plus court costs, then deport him 11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Valentine Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Who's a clever boy then? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JetsetBkk Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Who's a clever boy then? More like... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BookMan Posted January 3, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2013 This is the funniest part for me. A much more telling point was that police found that the tide was in at 1 am, and if Berthelsen had been walking at the north end of the beach at that time, he would have been neck-deep in water 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
angsta Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 it could have badly damaged the island’s tourism image Think they must have a rubber stamp with that slogan on it somewhere. What image? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Phronesis Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 insurance fraud hub 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
harsh4 Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 This is the funniest part for me. A much more telling point was that police found that the tide was in at 1 am, and if Berthelsen had been walking at the north end of the beach at that time, he would have been neck-deep in water has the ring of a sherlock holmes thriller...:-) 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cbrer Posted January 3, 2013 Share Posted January 3, 2013 Why didn't they just sell him the police report for 10k cash? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post noob7 Posted January 3, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted January 3, 2013 And again, CCTV footage is good enough, to identify people and even watches. Must be a coincidence, in case Tuk Tuk, drivers are subjects, the quality of the images is too bad, or the CCTV is out of order, methinks. That part of the image is never be seen, by the authorities! Stupid kid! 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DarkByNight Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Ashamed of having morons like this as my countrymen. Being young is no excuse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KarstenBoAndersen Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 And again, CCTV footage is good enough, to identify people and even watches. Must be a coincidence, in case Tuk Tuk, drivers are subjects, the quality of the images is too bad, or the CCTV is out of order, methinks. That part of the image is never be seen, by the authorities! Stupid kid! Because it was CCTV systewm in a private hotel ! Not some public shit, where the police got 1 Million to buy camers for, they spend 500.000 on cameras and the rest in the pocket, and after a few months it is all down, as there was no money for maintiance etc. How many cameras are there installed public on Phuket now ??? How many of them works 1/3 Max. i will guess !! It is easy to get cameras there can see even the time on a wrist watch 50 M. away ! But such things cost money !!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
asdecas Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 I demand a crackdown on this kind of thing. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post dunque Posted January 4, 2013 Popular Post Share Posted January 4, 2013 it could have badly damaged the island’s tourism image Think they must have a rubber stamp with that slogan on it somewhere. What image? Bravo - how clever to insinuate another snide anti-Thailand comment in this story - maintaining the usual Thai Visa membership standards. You must feel very proud. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
drtybstrd Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 This must be his missus 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Misterwhisper Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 "A much more telling point was that police found that the tide was in at 1 am, and if Berthelsen had been walking at the north end of the beach at that time, he would have been neck-deep in water." Well, he is now... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HerbalEd Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 This is the funniest part for me. A much more telling point was that police found that the tide was in at 1 am, and if Berthelsen had been walking at the north end of the beach at that time, he would have been neck-deep in water Well, he's up to his neck in s_it now. Stupid twit. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DanishMan Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 What an idiot, it is People's Like him make me feel ashamed about to telling that I am Danish. Don't EVER let him in to the wonderful Thailand again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kimamey Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 it could have badly damaged the island’s tourism image Think they must have a rubber stamp with that slogan on it somewhere. Possibly true but in this case they did catch another fraudster so well done to them. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
rotary Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Give him 3 months in the Bkk Hilton. Rat turds for pillow mints. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MILT Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 What an idiot, it is People's Like him make me feel ashamed about to telling that I am Danish. Don't EVER let him in to the wonderful Thailand again. This kid doesn't represent you nor your country. Be proud of your Danish blood. A lot of great things has come from the Danish! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noob7 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 What an idiot, it is People's Like him make me feel ashamed about to telling that I am Danish. Don't EVER let him in to the wonderful Thailand again. This kid doesn't represent you nor your country. Be proud of your Danish blood. A lot of great things has come from the Danish! pølser 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
weegee Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 In November 2011 an Australian couple, Abdul Karim Al-Rajab and Zeidan Nouha, AUSTRALIAN??????????????????????? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 In November 2011 an Australian couple, Abdul Karim Al-Rajab and Zeidan Nouha, AUSTRALIAN??????????????????????? Want to start an old discussion again? There really is no point in this. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikbenhet Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 (edited) First, the “victim” is “a big guy” about 180-190 cm tall, and police felt it would be difficult for a Thai to grab him and hold him while others hit him. There were also many people on the beach at the time, making it unlikely that he could have been attacked without anyone noticing.A much more telling point was that police found that the tide was in at 1 am, and if Berthelsen had been walking at the north end of the beach at that time, he would have been neck-deep in water. Strange, first they state that there were many people on the beach, and later that the beach was flooded. Edited January 4, 2013 by ikbenhet 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MissChris Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 In November 2011 an Australian couple, Abdul Karim Al-Rajab and Zeidan Nouha, AUSTRALIAN??????????????????????? Yep. When we say we are a multicultural society here, that means names from other countries too. Not just people who look different. From the aborigines. The original Australians who have been here for about 40,000 years. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
A Member Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 Publicity is bad enough at the moment without this nonsense Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mok199 Posted January 4, 2013 Share Posted January 4, 2013 this guy should fry.......bad enough we have the real problems to deal with now we have this style of ''falang''in thailand...burn baby burn... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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