Instant retribution! Chinese thief breaks his leg at Chiang Mai temple

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Instant retribution! Chinese thief breaks his leg at Chiang Mai temple

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

CHIANG MAI: -- A Chinese thief "fishing" for money from a temple donation box suffered instant retribution on Tuesday.

 

After he was spotted using a string and glue covered plates to hook money from the box he was chased in the temple and fell down the stairs breaking his left leg.

 

However, his friend on lookout duty got away.

 

Police arrested thirty one year old Wei Zengguang on the steps of Wat Thatu Doi Kham in Mau Hiya sub district.

 

On his person and in a backpack was a whole host of evidence including more than 50,000 baht in Thai banknotes, string, plates covered in glue and bankbooks.

 

Wei had pretended to be making merit at the temple but after checking that no one was around used his string and glue to fish for money from the donation box.

 

But he was seen along with his friend who was a lookout. Some people managed to grab them but they broke free and fled the scene. A man called Wei Renggu got away but the other man fell down the "serpent" stairs and broke his leg, reported Thai Rath.

 

He was taken to hospital and has been charged with theft from a religious establishment.

 

Now the hunt is on for his accomplice.

 

Source: Thai Rath

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-06-14

[tracker1 4,996]

No way he was one of those quality Chinese tourists Thailand is so proud to get !

[Kasset Tak 2,636]

[trogers 10,226]

Looks like their travel budget has been expended too early on wine, women and song...

[gk10002000 6,883]

 bank books?  Seems like odd things for "tourists" to have.  Whose bank books?  imposters making withdrawals?  Making deposits into their agent's accounts as payment for what, keeping them out of jail?

[Nemesis7 721]

Truly amazing Thailand. So many people from so many ideas they come here . 

[biplanebluey 1,014]

4 minutes ago, Nemesis7 said:

Truly amazing Thailand. So many people from so many ideas they come here . 

"from so many ideas?"

[sanemax 21,499]

If he was broke and hungry , you could have some sympathy for him, but he had 50 000 Baht on him !!!!!!!!!

[biplanebluey 1,014]

1 minute ago, sanemax said:

If he was broke and hungry , you could have some sympathy for him, but he had 50 000 Baht on him !!!!!!!!!

Ever thought that money may be from that donation box or some other theft?????

[sanemax 21,499]

Just now, biplanebluey said:

Ever thought that money may be from that donation box or some other theft?????

Where the money came from is besides the point

If he was starving and needed some money for food , you could have some sympathy for his plight and have some understandings of his actions.

[biplanebluey 1,014]

1 minute ago, sanemax said:

Where the money came from is besides the point

If he was starving and needed some money for food , you could have some sympathy for his plight and have some understandings of his actions.

Sorry but he is a thief and has stooped to stealing from a Temple and like I said the 50,000 may be some other ill gotten gain,and as a last comment---- how on earth can he have been starving with that stack of money on him.Put him behind bars !!!!!!!

[Lupatria 13,598]

Looks like the Chinese crook weeks have just begun.

[sanemax 21,499]

2 minutes ago, biplanebluey said:

Sorry but he is a thief and has stooped to stealing from a Temple and like I said the 50,000 may be some other ill gotten gain,and as a last comment---- how on earth can he have been starving with that stack of money on him.Put him behind bars !!!!!!!

You dont seem to have understood my point .

I did say "IF" he was starving and he had no money to buy any food .

But as he had a lot of money on him, this quite clearly wasnt the case

 

[biplanebluey 1,014]

3 minutes ago, sanemax said:

You dont seem to have understood my point .

I did say "IF" he was starving and he had no money to buy any food .

But as he had a lot of money on him, this quite clearly wasnt the case

 

OK I understand your point but I do not care one iota why he did id , the fact that he stole and as I said "from a temple" just puts him into a scum category,I repeat----- Put him behind bars End of story.

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Funny story...