Suthad Supharit points to the
knife he used to rob a 74-year-old woman of 60 baht and a gold necklace.
Patcharapol Panrak
An alcoholic painter was arrested for allegedly storming
the home of a 74-year-old Sattahip woman and theft of her one-baht necklace.
Suthad Supharit, 44, was apprehended at Sattahip’s Tesco
Lotus mall after allegedly pawning jewelry owned by Vimol Sae-ngoe and
selling it to buy a cheap mobile phone and booze.
Vimol told police that Suthad had invaded her Soi Rungrat
home while she slept Jan. 3 and put a knife to her throat as he demanded
valuables. The senior citizen was slightly injured when her hand was cut by
his blade. She accused Suthad of then stealing her expensive necklace and 60
baht cash.
Vimol gave police a description of the thief and police
put out word to local gold shops. Staff at the Suphatra outlet in Tesco
Lotus told police they’d bought a necklace from a similarly dressed suspect
for 20,000 baht.
Officers said Suthad confessed to the crime, saying he
did it because he needed money to buy more alcohol as he’d been an alcoholic
for the past five years.
