PUBLISHED: 7 Jan 2025 at 04: 00
PHUKET: A Russian man has told police he was attacked and robbed of US$ 700 ( 24, 237 baht ) in cash by another man speaking Russian in his hotel room on Sunday night.
The victim, whose details were kept secret, reported to officers yesterday that he was sleeping in a motel in tambon Karon’s Muang neighborhood when someone knocked on the door about 8pm.
According to Karon place key Pol Col Khundet Na Nongkhai, he claimed that when he answered the door, a Russian-speaking stranger forced his way into the room and repeatedly punched him in the face.
The target claimed that because of recent chest operation, he fell to the floor and was unable to fight back.
The attacker taped the victim’s teeth, bound him with a wire cable, and therefore put him on the phone to another Russian person.
The target claimed to have recognized the voice of a Russian man who he had a problem with while running a crypto business there.
The victim claimed to be under suicide threat if he didn’t return the Russian’s big cryptocurrency on the phone.
The target said he did not give up his camera’s password, so the intruder failed to get his bitcoin accounts.
The attacker then stole all his money, about$ 700 in full.
The target claimed to police that the assailant had tied him to the toilet door and struck him with a sharp object, rendering him unconscious.
When he awoke hours afterwards, he was alone in the area.
Police discovered that the believe was a big man wearing a sweater and a mask after reviewing the hotel security footage.
The research is continuing.