A bag snatcher stole a purse with belongings price 300,000 baht from a Thai woman at a restaurant in Cambodia last night time. The victim suffered severe accidents to her arms and legs.
The Thai woman spoke to KhaoSod about the theft that occurred at 9pm on Thursday, May 11. She revealed that she visited Cambodia to watch a soccer match between Thailand and Vietnam on the South-East Asian Games (SEA Games). She could not enter the stadium, so she went to a restaurant to look at the published.
The woman reported that two thieves on a motorcycle approached her and snatched her Channel handbag. Despite their efforts, she didn’t let go of the bag, resulting in her being dragged alongside the road. Eventually, the thieves managed to escape with her bag, which contained earrings, credit cards, passports, cash and personal documents. The complete loss amounted to over 300,000 baht.
After the incident, the woman went to a nearby police station to file a complaint. Initially, the Cambodian law enforcement officials were hesitant to take her criticism because of the language barrier, but she sought the assistance of a Cambodian friend in Thailand. Later, Quadruple contacted her by cellphone and inquired about her function for visiting Cambodia, together with questioning whether she was an athlete becoming a member of the SEA Games. The officer also urged her to maintain the theft a secret, claiming that it may injury Cambodia’s popularity because the host country for the SEA Games.
The girl requested the police to expedite the investigation course of, as she needed to return to Thailand on May 14. Unfortunately, she was not the one victim of theft, as Thai sports activities news host Sathit Kreekul was additionally attacked by a thief who attempted to grab his bag whereas he was standing exterior a hotel. Thankfully, the thief failed and fled the scene.
There was one other Thai lady who had her purse stolen recently in Cambodia, although no further details were given as as to if the thief was apprehended.
The thirty second SEA Games, also known as SEA Games 2023, is taking place from May 5 to 17 in Cambodia. The event contains 36 sports activities competitions, with participants competing for a record-breaking 608 gold medals in SEA Games historical past. However, the types of sports competitions launched by Cambodia have been a supply of competition between sports fans and organizations in Cambodia and Thailand. Cambodia has been accused of favouring its athletes by adding many traditional Cambodian sports to the occasion, and the kickboxing competitors has been modified to Cambodian kickboxing, also identified as Kun Khmer..