BANGKOK – According to police, the Chinese woman and man who stole a diamond and gold bracelet worth 1.04 million baht (28,245 USD) from a downtown Bangkok jewelry store have already left Thailand.
On April 17, Metropolitan Police Bureau deputy commander Pol. Maj. Gen. Noppasin Poolsawat stated that the investigators had stopped tracking the two suspects after they fled Thailand.
According to the investigation, on April 16, they entered the store at 5:29 p.m. and left at 5:32 p.m., for a total of 4 minutes. CCTV footage from the store showed the Chinese woman asking to try on the item, and while the staff was busy, she slipped it beneath her long-sleeved blouse and quickly fled.
At 5:36 p.m., the couple boarded a green-yellow Toyota taxi and arrived at Chatrium Hotel Phetchaburi within 10 minutes.
At 5:54 p.m., the pair called a grey Toyota Altis Grab taxi to take them carrying baggage from the hotel to Suvarnabhumi Airport. At 7:11 p.m., the two Chinese passengers passed through the immigration gate at Suvarnabhumi Airport Departure to return to China. The incident took over 2.30 hours to complete.
The investigating officer at Pathumwan Police Station is to quickly collect evidence in order to obtain approval for an arrest warrant for the accused on theft charges.
The Criminal Code 335 states that “whoever dishonestly takes away any property of another person or causes the other person to be the co-owner to be said to commit the theft by having two persons or more participate shall be punished with imprisonment of one to seven years and a fine of 20,000 to 140,000 Baht. The offender must also pay compensation for any damaged or lost property.”
“We will arrest and prosecute the two immediately if they return,” stated Pol. Maj. Gen. Noppasin.
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