Boonlua Chatree
A Naklua man’s new Facebook “friend” turned out to just
the opposite when the Rangsit University student allegedly stole cash and
electronics from his house.
Police arrested 23-year-old Chinathip Namwongwiriya after
neighbors helped Soi Phothisan 4 resident Chaiwat Kitsana, 32, capture the
young man after the alleged June 12 robbery. The third-year university
student had Chaiwat’s laptop computer, mobile phone and 1,500 baht cash on
him.
The Naklua man said he’d met Chinathip just a day before
on Facebook and had invited him to stay at his house to help the student
supposedly write a school paper on Pattaya.
But Chinathip hadn’t been there long when, while taking a
shower, Chaiwat heard someone rummaging through his property. He told police
he came out of the bath to see the arts student running out the door with
his computer and phone. He quickly shouted for neighbors to catch the
alleged thief.
Police claim Chinathip confessed to the robbery, saying he was simply
greedy and took advantage of his new friend’s shower to steal from him.
