Ladyboy charged with theft of tourist’s B200,000 bracelet

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PUBLISHED : 13 Dec 2023 at 12:47

Ladyboy charged with theft of tourist's B200,000 bracelet
Saranphat Bovornkitnukorn, 39, under arrested in Pattaya, Chon Buri, on Tuesday night on a charge of stealing a gold bracelet worth about 200,000 baht from an Indian tourist. (Photo: Chaiyot Pupattanapong)

CHON BURI: A trans woman has been arrested on a charge of stealing a 200,000-baht gold bracelet from an Indian tourist in Pattaya.

Police apprehended Saranphat Bovornkitnukorn, 39, at a condominium on soi Khao Noi in Bang Lamung district around 9pm on Tuesday.

Saranphat was wanted on an arrest warrant issued by Pattaya Provincial Court on a charge of theft.

Indian tourist Kolal  Avisake, 40, had filed a complaint with Pattaya police on Dec 3 that his gold bracelet worth about 200,000 baht was missing, believed stolen. Security camera recordings showed a man in  woman’s clothing stealing the bracelet from Mr Avisake in front of a shop on Pattaya’s Walking Street.

Investigators tracked the suspect to the condominium in Soi Khao Noi. A security guard was asked to knock on the door of the suspect’s room. When Saranphat opened the door, police executed the arrest warrant.

Saranphat admitted being the person named in the warrant, but denied stealing the gold bracelet.