Wallet-theft victim begs thief to return photo of lost son

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Apichid points to where he placed his wallet which contained a valuable picture of his long-lost son.

A Pattaya-area man who had his wallet stolen told the thief he could keep the money but begged he return a photo of his long-lost son.

Apichid Charoensuk, 50, brought security-camera video of his wallet being stolen at a Khao Maikaew car-care center to the media Feb. 21.

While the wallet had money and important cards and documents, the thing the washing-machine repairman valued most was the photo of his son who disappeared 20 years ago.

Apichid said he was fixing the coin-operated laundry machines behind a PTT gas station and put his wallet on a change machine while he was bending down. Someone lifted it while he was working.


A CCTV camera shows the moment the thief nicked Apichid’s wallet from the change machine.