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Police arrested four Thai teenagers yesterday, before attack brutally And rob An 80 year old Belgian man inside Pattaya on Christmas Eva, December 24.
A 38-year-old Thai woman, Phonthip, alerted officers Mueang Pattaya Police Station and rescuers to help the injured Belgian manidentified as 80 years old Richard Ander M. Van Bogaertin a village in Pattaya’s Banglamung district. Bogaert suffered a deep cut on his head and 7,000 baht in cash was stolen.
Officers reviewed security camera footage and identified four suspects who arrived at the scene on two motorcycles. The group immediately approached Bogaert, attacked him and fled with the stolen money.
The suspects were identified as 15-year-old Arm, Crepe and New, and 18-year-old Ton. All four were arrested in a rented room in Banglamung district yesterday and police seized a 22-inch knife, clothes and two motorcycles used in the crime.
The teenage suspects confessed to their actions and stated that they had no personal conflict with the victim and were only looking for money. They admitted to using the stolen money to compensate a car owner after Arm damaged the car in a motorcycle accident.
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The suspects claimed that they did not intend to cause serious injury and stated that they did so after the fact Belgian nationality refused to hand over his belongings, Crepe hit him on the head with a knife. They explained that the deep cut was caused accidentally when the sheath of the knife slipped off.
After committing the crime, the teens reportedly rode their motorcycle to the beach and spent some time there before returning home where they were later apprehended.
Under Thai criminal law, suspects aged 20 and over face a prison sentence of five to 10 years and a fine of 100,000 to 200,000 baht for committing theft by assault and using a vehicle to facilitate the crime. However, because these suspects are younger than 20 years old, their sentences will vary depending on the court’s considerations.
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Many Thai citizens called for young offenders to be treated the same as adults, arguing that the violent nature of their actions is similar to that of adult criminals.
A similar incident occurred in January Five Thai teenagers were arrested for fatally attacking a homeless womanBuaphan Thansu, and left her body in a pond in Isaan’s Sa Kaeo province.
In that case, Buaphan’s husband was initially arrested and forced to confess to the murder despite being innocent, and this incident sparked widespread debate about police and police transparency. the lenient treatment of teenage criminals.
ORIGINAL STORY: Belgian man brutally attacked and robbed in Pattaya on Christmas Day
In stark contrast to the festive spirits, a Belgian man was seriously injured after a group six thieves cheeky attacked him with one knife And robbed him in it Pattaya earlier today, December 25, just as he was returning from a Christmas party.
A 38-year-old Thai woman named Phonthip alerted officers Mueang Pattaya Police Station to the entrance of a village in the Banglamung district of Pattaya after a foreign mancovered in blood, sought her help.
The victim was later identified as an 80-year-old Belgian man named Richard And M. Van Bogaert. He suffered a deep cut to his head, prompting police to call a rescue team to administer first aid before rushing him to a hospital.
The Belgian told officers that he had lost his wallet, which contained 7,000 baht in cash, to six people thieves. The thieves had knives and allegedly attacked him. The Belgian man had to crawl across the street to seek help from the Thai woman.
Phonthip revealed in an interview with Channel 7 that Bogaert told her he had just returned from a Christmas Eve party. As he walked to his accommodation in the village, the thieves, riding three motorcycles, approached him and carried out the attack as he described.
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Police have since set up checkpoints on routes they believe the thieves may have fled. Officers are also reviewing security camera footage at the scene and in the surrounding area in an effort to locate the suspects.
According to officers, the motive for the assault has not yet been determined. It remains unclear whether the gang specifically targeted the Belgian victim for his valuables or whether the attack stemmed from a previous dispute.
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In a related incident on December 13 a Russian woman was robbed while walking her dog at a public park on Jomtien Second Road around 5:30 am.
The Russian victim reported that two men on a motorcycle approached her, grabbed her bag and ran away. The bag contained her gold earrings, a condominium key card, earphones, 5,000 baht cash and personal documents.
Police have not yet released a statement on the arrest of the two thieves or any updates on the case.
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