Lite Beer Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Phuket detain Patong motorbike tourist-mugger suspects Eakkapop Thongtub PHUKET: In the latest top-down-ordered crime-crackdown arrest, Kathu police have detained two local young men, 18 and 20, charged with attempting to rob a Chinese tourist in early hours this morning in Patong.Surisak Charoenchai, 18, of Patong and Worawit Pensuk, 20, of Kamala, were apprehended at a police checkpoint at about 1.50am near the football field off Tawiwong Rd.Police at the checkpoint had been alerted that just 5 minutes earlier, a duo on a motorbike had attacked a Chinese tourist, also on a motorbike, in a failed attempted vehicular robbery in the area in front of the Blue Ocean Hotel.According to the police report, Ms Liam Dam was riding on a Yamaha Scooby motorbike at about 1.45am when the duo approached.Mr Worawit riding pillion, allegedly used a knife to cut her purse straps free but was unsuccessful in snatching the purse.The duo fled and are suspected to have then drove to the area in front of Patong Bay Garden Hotel to intimidate and attempt to mug other tourists, to no avail.Police confiscated the suspects' green Yamaha Mio motorbike with Trang plates as well as a 5-inch-long knife as evidence.While Ms Liam Dam, along with another Thai lady Ms Surichai Namson have identified the duo as the attackers, the police are asking any other tourists or witnesses to this morning's incidents to come forward and identify the suspects, who are being detained at Kathu Police Station Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-detain-patong-motorbike-tourist-mugger-suspects-47331.php -- Phuket News 2014-07-13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
robertthebruce Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Terrible , thankfully she is ok, but not a nice thing to happen to anyone, ...... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post LivinginKata Posted July 13, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2014 Low life scum. Deserve everything they get. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alwyn Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Pond life Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirtless Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Well they got caught that is a good thing , these guys do a great deal of damage to tourism. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post wabothai Posted July 13, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2014 Confiscate their freedom !!!!!!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belg Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 cant they scam the tourists the usual way? aka with taxi/tuk tuk or jetski? or is this just a second job for them ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Travel Dude Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 Scum dogs... luckily they will get "an enjoyable" time in prison... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kinmaew Posted July 13, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted July 13, 2014 more youth headed for the slammer no doubt. No education, no opportunity, no future in Thailand. The elite are ok though phew!! 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Maroon Watcher Posted July 13, 2014 Share Posted July 13, 2014 wow - thankyou... I thought it was just me. It's time to end the practice of "Keep them Down!" more youth headed for the slammer no doubt. No education, no opportunity, no future in Thailand. The elite are ok though phew!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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