British Teen Arrested for Alleged Cosmetics Shoplifting in Bangkok Mall

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CCTV footage from the cosmetics store reveals the moment Miss Grace picked up a LANEIGE lip care product, which she did not pay for before leaving the store.

BANGKOK — Officers from Phahonyothin Police Station revealed on Sunday that they had received a theft notification on Saturday night about a foreign customer stealing goods from a cosmetics store.

Upon arrival at the scene in a cosmetics store on the 2nd floor of a well-known department store in the Phahonyothin area, Chatuchak sub-district, Chatuchak district, Bangkok at approximately 10:00 p.m. on October 12, the police officers found that store employees had prevented Miss Grace, an 18-year-old British nationa, from leaving the shop.

The staff stated that they noticed this woman behaving suspiciously while entering the store. She picked up a LANEIGE lip care product (Lip Sleeping Mask Watermelon Pop), priced at 700 baht ($21), and left without paying.

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The police officers charge the British teen, Miss Grace, with theft at night, at the Phahonyothin Police Station, on October 13, 2024.

Store employees followed her and asked to check the receipt for the item she was carrying. When she couldn’t show a receipt, they escorted her to a reception room and called the Phahonyothin Police Station.

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When questioned, Miss Grace denied the accusations. The police officers then took her to Phahonyothin Police Station, informed her of the charge of theft at night, and advised her of her rights. She was then handed over to the investigating officers along with the evidence to proceed with the case.

The theft of property is considered complete when the property is moved. Passing the payment point without paying is a matter of internal elements that only show whether the defendant had fraudulent intent or not.

In this case, the suspect’s inability to produce a payment receipt led the store to file a police report, with CCTV footage as evidence. The punishment for committing theft at night carries a penalty of imprisonment from one to five years and a fine of 20,000 to 100,000 baht.

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