Bangkok gold shop thief gets away with jewellry valued at 3 million baht

by Kittipong Maneerit

A gold shop at a Big C in Rama 4, Bangkok’s Khlong Toei district, was robbed yesterday afternoon.Police are searching for a man in his mid-30s, wearing a shaggy wig, who stole gold ornaments worth a combined 3 million baht.The thief is described by police as about 35, 170 centimetres in height, heavyset and wearing a wig of curly, shoulder-length hair, a white long-sleeve sweater, and dark trousers.

He pointed a gun at three staff at the Aurora Gold Shop. He also claimed to be carrying a bomb.

Police say he demanded staff place the ornaments and jewellry worth 3,181,600 baht in total in several shopping bags he was carrying.

A CCTV camera caught the robber running from the back of the mall and then fleeing on a yellow Yamaha Fino motorcycle.

Police found the brown paper bag which the thief had claimed contained a bomb.

All that was inside was a large rock.

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SOURCE: The Nation

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