Frenchman robbed by transgender individual on Pattaya songthaew

A Frenchman in Pattaya reported being robbed by a transgender individual who slashed his bag and stole his mobile phone before fleeing.

Pascat Gaston Pair Francais, a 71 year old French national, filed a complaint with Pattaya police yesterday at 2am. He recounted that while riding a songthaew from Soi Buakhao to Soi 6, someone had secretly slashed his bag and stolen his belongings.

Francais detailed that during the ride on the songthaew, a transgender individual was also a passenger. Upon arriving at Soi 6 and disembarking, he discovered his black bag had been slashed with a knife, and his Samsung Galaxy A34 mobile phone was missing. He immediately reported the incident to the police.

According to the victim’s girlfriend, who requested to remain anonymous, she and Francais had been playing pool at a bar in Soi Buakhao before heading back to their accommodation. They took a songthaew from Soi Buakhao to the Tops intersection and then boarded another songthaew to Soi 6.

Upon reaching Soi 6, the couple got off the vehicle, only to find that Francais’s phone was missing and the bag had been cut. The girlfriend mentioned that the only other passenger on the songthaew was a transgender individual, leading them to believe that this person was responsible for the theft.

Pattaya police have launched an investigation into the incident and are reviewing CCTV footage from the area to identify the suspect, reported Pattaya News.

In related news, a businessman was robbed by a transgender woman he met at a hotel, who then attempted to sell his stolen vehicle on social media. The police set up a sting operation but the suspect managed to flee.

In other news, two teenagers wearing helmets brandished a gun to rob a high school student on the roadside near Kam Pu Market, Soi Pattanakarn 20 in Bangkok, in full view of passersby.