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.