Lumphini Police arrested an illegal Cambodian transwoman after she stole a gold necklace value about 30,000 baht from a Singaporean man final evening by pretending to greet and hug the victim whereas he was walking near Asok BTS Station in Bangkok.
Insider of Lumphini Police Station reported right now that they arrested a 36 yr outdated illegal Cambodian transwoman named Kinkon. Upon frisking Kinkon, officers discovered that she had entered the nation illegally and didn’t have any personal paperwork. However, they did not discover another unlawful objects.
The victim, a 52 year previous Singaporean vacationer named Koh Kuan Yong Andy, reported that he and his Thai pal, Yutthana Inthachai, were strolling on the roadside under the Asok BTS Station, near Soi Sukhumvit 17, when Kinkon approached them. She pretended to greet and hug him earlier than snatching his gold necklace and fleeing.
Andy and his good friend chased after Kinkon and managed to catch her. They retrieved the necklace and notified officers at Lumphini Police Station.
Kinkon was charged with Section 336 of the Criminal Law: whoever commits theft by snatching shall be punished with imprisonment up to five years and a fantastic of as a lot as 100,000 baht. The cost against her unlawful keep in Thailand had not been reported.
This case is harking again to an identical incident that occurred in April final 12 months when a Thai transwoman snatched a overseas man’s gold necklace by pretending to hug him while he was walking along the Sukhumvit Road. The sufferer did not discover the theft till he rechecked a selfie video and spotted the transwoman stealing his asset.
The transwoman was later arrested at her dormitory within the Samut Prakarn province close to Bangkok. She confessed to selling the necklace to a gold shop in Soi Charoenkrung 28 for 26,000 baht and using the money on her gambling debt and every day living bills..