Two Tunisian men have been arrested in Bangkok for allegedly stealing a gold necklace worth 150,000 baht from a British tourist early this morning. The swift capture was aided by alert residents and a rapid police response near the busy Sukhumvit area.

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The incident occurred at 6:19 a.m. when 29-year-old Liam Robertson exited a restaurant on Sukhumvit Soi 4. He was approached by the suspects, identified as 30-year-old Fahdi Khaled and 32-year-old Marwan Aouissaoui, who pretended to know him. During the encounter, they snatched his gold necklace and fled into a nearby alley.

Robertson, with the assistance of bystanders, managed to detain the suspects until police arrived. Officers from Lumphini Police Station, led by Pol. Lt. Gen. Siam Boonsom and Pol. Maj. Gen. Witawat Chinnakhom, responded promptly and recovered the discarded necklace from under a street vendor’s cart.

Bystanders in Bangkok’s popular Sukhumvit district detained two Tunisian nationals early Sunday after they allegedly snatched a gold necklace from a British tourist.https://t.co/Ry2VJiJXbl

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The two suspects have been charged with theft and are being processed at Lumphini Police Station. Authorities highlighted the importance of public vigilance and community cooperation in combating such street crimes.

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The arrest follows a recent case in Pattaya, where a British national was apprehended for a series of gold chain thefts targeting foreign tourists. In that investigation, CCTV footage and witness statements were key to the suspect’s capture.

-Thailand News (TN)