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Thursday, May 17, 2001
Two million baht robbery reported
PHUKET TOWN: At 10 am on Monday, May 14, Sophana Tawahudee reported
to Phuket Town police station that her house on Mae Luan Rd had
been robbed, and that cash and valuables worth over two million
baht had been stolen.
K. Sophana, the manager at the Andaman Sea View Hotel in Karon,
said that the bandit had made off with a gold Rolex watch, a four-baht-weight
(60-gram) gold necklace, four gold-edged Buddha images, two diamond
rings, two diamond bracelets, a gold Sukhothai necklace, a gold
Sukhothai bracelet, a pearl ring, a necklace with a jeweled pendant,
a desktop computer, a video recorder, a wallet and 6,500 baht
in cash.
Three handguns - two .357s and a .45 - were also stolen in the
robbery. They belonged to K. Sophana’s husband.
Investigating officer Pol Capt Pin In-Mahk, of Phuket Town Police
Station, said that the thief had forced open the front door and
ransacked the house.
In her statement to police, K. Sophana said that she had left
the house to visit a friend. She also said that she had checked
that all the windows and doors were locked before she left. But
when she returned, she found that her belongings had been scattered
everywhere.
Police say they still have no leads or suspects in the case.
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