Thai taxi rider arrested for snatching Burmese woman’s gold necklace
Police arrested a Thai motorcycle taxi rider for snatching a gold necklace from a Burmese victim as she was walking on a footpath in Bangkok on Sunday, January. 26
The Burmese woman, Moe Moe Win, lodged a complaint with Phetchakasem Police Station at around 9.40am on Sunday following the theft. The incident occurred outside the Nanyang shoe factory in Soi Phetchakasem 41, located in Bangkok’s Bang Kae district.
Moe Moe Win informed the police that she was walking along the footpath outside the factory when the motorcycle taxi rider sped past her and snatched her gold necklace. She reported that the rider was on a green motorcycle but was unable to identify its brand.
Officers reviewed security camera footage from outside the factory and identified the suspect as 47 year old Prasit. The police tracked him down and discovered him hiding in Ayutthaya province following the crime.
When officers arrived, Prasit displayed suspicious behaviour and eventually confessed to the theft. A subsequent search of his residence in Ayutthaya revealed no additional illegal items.
Prasit admitted that he sold the stolen gold necklace at a gold shop in Soi Thoet Thai 14 in Bangkok’s Thon Buri district for 104,000 baht. He claimed to have used the proceeds to repay debts before fleeing to Ayutthaya.
Police seized his motorcycle, the clothing he wore during the crime, and 20,000 baht in cash that remained from the sale of the necklace.
Prasit’s criminal history shows prior convictions, including a theft charge in the Bang Rak area in 2018, another theft charge in Bang Mod in 2019, a violation of the Computer Act in Phasi Charoen in 2020, and a snatching charge in the Samre area of Bangkok in 2024.
Police have urged anyone who may have previously fallen victim to this motorcycle taxi rider to come forward and report their cases.
For the recent snatching incident, Prasit was charged under Section 336 of the Criminal Law for stealing another person’s valuables by snatching. The offence carries a penalty of up to five years imprisonment and a fine of up to 100,000 baht.
As Prasit used a vehicle to facilitate the crime, he faced an increased penalty under Section 336, which stipulates an additional half of the standard sentence.
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