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Down & out in Pattaya, Swedish family begs for deportation
Magnus Augustsson and his family have asked police to
send them home.
Boonlua Chatree
A broke Swedish family begged police to deport them home, as they had run out of
cash and lost a passport.
Magnus Augustsson, 41, brought girlfriend Jenny West Lund, 40, and their
10-year-old son Ramus to Pattaya Police Station March 6 to seek help.
Augustsson explained they had come to Pattaya six months ago and run through all
their cash. However, he had also lost his passport. They have been unable to
contact family in Sweden and now had only 146 baht to their names.
The Swede said he not only feared for his son, who has not been attending
school, but also did not want to beg. He asked that no charges be leveled
against them and that they simply be deported home.
Police are coordinating with the Swedish embassy to aid the family.
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