A bag snatcher stole a purse with belongings value 300,000 baht from a Thai girl at a restaurant in Cambodia final night time. The victim suffered serious 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 at 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 girl reported that two thieves on a motorcycle approached her and snatched her Channel purse. 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 along with her bag, which contained earrings, credit cards, passports, cash and private documents. The whole loss amounted to over 300,000 baht.
After the incident, the woman went to a nearby police station to file a grievance. Initially, Genuine had been hesitant to take her grievance due to the language barrier, however she sought the assistance of a Cambodian pal in Thailand. Later, a police interpreter contacted her by cellphone and inquired about her function for visiting Cambodia, together with questioning whether or not she was an athlete joining the SEA Games. The officer additionally urged her to keep the theft a secret, claiming that it may harm Cambodia’s popularity as the host country for the SEA Games.
The girl requested the police to expedite the investigation course of, as she wanted to return to Thailand on May 14. Unfortunately, she was not the only victim of theft, as Thai sports activities information host Sathit Kreekul was additionally attacked by a thief who tried to grab his bag whereas he was standing exterior a resort. Thankfully, the thief failed and fled the scene.
There was another Thai lady who had her handbag stolen recently in Cambodia, although no further particulars were given as as to whether the thief was apprehended.
The thirty second SEA Games, also referred to as SEA Games 2023, is taking place from May 5 to 17 in Cambodia. The event contains 36 sports competitions, with individuals competing for a record-breaking 608 gold medals in SEA Games historical past. However, the kinds of sports competitions introduced by Cambodia have been a source of contention between sports activities followers and organizations in Cambodia and Thailand. Cambodia has been accused of favouring its athletes by including many conventional Cambodian sports activities to the occasion, and the kickboxing competition has been changed to Cambodian kickboxing, also identified as Kun Khmer..