The Singaporean man arrested at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok for allegedly stealing the belongings of a German man insists it was all a mix-up.
Teo Yu Xuan Kenny was attempting to board a airplane residence when Immigration Bureau officers swooped to apprehend the Singaporean for the alleged theft of one hundred,000 baht in money, a laptop, and a passport belonging to a German vacationer staying in the identical Pattaya resort. Kenny mentioned it was a mistake on behalf of the hotel. Staff had reportedly mixed up room numbers 614 and 416.
Kenny and his three friends had flown to Thailand on Thursday, July 6, and deliberate to return home on Monday, July 11. The mix-up occurred when Kenny’s pal, known as Chee, checked out of his room. While Chee and two other Singaporean associates left the lodge at 11am on Monday, Kenny determined to remain in his room a little longer.
Kenny mentioned
“The lodge workers tried to contact Chee to collect objects that he supposedly left behind in Room 614 however failed to achieve him, so they asked me to gather them instead. I went down to the reception and picked up a laptop and a small sling bag.”
Unbeknownst to Kenny, the bag contained 86,000 baht and 150 euros (6,000 baht) in money, in addition to a BMW automotive key. Kenny stated that he did not check the bag and easily assumed it belonged to his good friend, as the T Pattaya Hotel staff had assumed as properly. Kenny’s friend, Daniel Oei said…
“Kenny didn’t suppose a lot of it because he had observed Chee with a laptop on their journey.”
On Monday, because the Singaporean associates were about to board their flight at the Bangkok airport, Kenny was unexpectedly arrested by airport police.
The German tourist staying in room 416 had filed a complaint with the Pattaya Police relating to the alleged theft. Pay zero was detained by both the immigration police and the vacationer police in Pattaya for 20 hours. Recounting his expertise, Kenny said…
“I was arrested around 4.35pm on Monday and held on the airport till midnight on Tuesday.”
Afterwards, Kenny was taken again to Pattaya, a two-hour drive away, where he was saved in a holding cell till 1pm earlier than giving his police statement. Two of his friends returned to Singapore first, whereas considered one of them stayed behind to submit bail for him. Kenny’s passport was withheld during the ongoing police investigations, however it was returned to the Singaporean at noon on Thursday after the case was dropped. The police dismissed the case as a misunderstanding. Oei said…
“The police investigation confirmed, after reviewing CCTV footage offered by the resort, showing the hotel’s staff calling my pal and asking him to retrieve the items. The victim’s room was at 416, and my friend was at 614.”
Kenny revealed that he had spent approximately 70,000 baht in legal fees and an additional 17,000 baht for two additional nights of hotel lodging and his flight house. He said…
“This whole incident has been a nightmare and very disruptive for me. My plans at work have all been held again.”
The news reviews primarily relied on a Facebook post by the Thai Immigration Police, which stated that that they had arrested a Singaporean man for “robbery or receiving stolen goods” on Monday.
Kenny talked about that the hotel apologised to him and supplied free-stay vouchers as compensation. However, the lodge has not responded to the story.
Original story:
Immigration Bureau officers acted swiftly to arrest a Singaporean man at Don Mueang International Airport in Bangkok after he stole belongings and a hundred,000 baht in cash from a German man. It took officers less than an hour to apprehend the thief who tried to flee the nation together with his stolen haul.
Immigration officers received a criticism in regards to the Singaporean thief, Teo Yu Xuan Kenny, from a lodge in Pattaya yesterday, July 10. According to the hotel, a German visitor had entrusted them with his valuables, including 100,000 baht in money, a laptop computer, and his passport.
The Singaporean thief approached the lodge staff, deceitfully claiming ownership of the objects, and managed to stroll away with every little thing before trying out of the hotel.
Officers found that Kenny was travelling to Don Mueang Airport to return to Singapore. At four.35pm on the same day, officers managed to arrest Kenny. All of the stolen property had been seized and returned to the German victim.
The Superintendent of the Chon Buri Provincial Immigration Office, Parinya Klinkaysorn, commended the effectiveness of the operation, emphasising that it took solely 50 minutes from the time the complaint was filed to the arrest of the suspect..