Baht-tered and bruised: Bahraini’s pocket picked by Pattaya transwoman

In a twist of misery, a Bahraini guy wound up at Mueang Pattaya Police headquarters looking for help after coming down with a Thai transwoman pocket picker in Pattaya, leaving him 10,000 baht lighter

The foreign victim, 55 years of age Hasan Almuqahwi, reported the event to Thai cops at 1am today, September 28. He discussed that a Thai female and a transwoman approached him while he was on a baht bus in Soi Bua Khao. The 2 rested on either side of him and the female began speaking to him.

The female talked with him till he reached his location. As he left the bus, the transwoman put her hand in his trouser pocket, got his wallet and dashed. He discovered the pickpocketing and attempted to capture the transwoman. Nevertheless, the 2 handled to get out of the automobile and flee from him.

Almuqahwi pursued them however the 2 crafty offenders handled to avert his grasp, escaping from the scene. He exposed that he had 7,000 baht in money and 60 Bahraini dinars (about 5,000 baht) in his wallet.

Policemans Akkarapong Saenputawong tape-recorded Almuqahwi’s grievance and later on examined the security cam on Soi Buakhao to determine the 2 pocket pickers.

This event adds to a continuous pattern of thefts devoted by transwomen or ladyboys in Thailand’s traveler locations. Immigrants, particularly Indian nationals, seem the main targets of these criminal activities.

In Might, 2 Indian guys submitted different problems at Mueang Pattaya Police Headquarters after Thai transwomen nabbed their gold pendants. The 2 victims did not understand each other personally however came down with the transgender burglars on the very same night.

They experienced comparable events when transwomen hugged them to attract their attention and let a pal take their pendants.

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