German tied up, robbed and injured at home in Phuket
Published on: Saturday, November 09, 2019
A forensic officer examines the crime scene, at the house where a German man was tied up and cut by two men who robbed him and his Thai wife in Muang district, Phuket on Thursday evening.
PHUKET: A 70-year-old German national was tied up and his arm slashed by two men with knives who robbed him and his Thai wife of two ATM cards at their house in Muang district on Thursday evening.Chuthaporn Chudam, 50, told police that returned to her house in Rassada tambon around 5pm and discovered two Thai men, aged 20-25 years, carrying knives inside her house.ADVERTISEMENT
She saw her German husband, Wilhelm Christian Schrei, was tied up with black tape and had knife cuts on one of his arms.
The two robbers demanded the couple hand over their valuables. Ms Chuthaporn said they did not have any, so the men took their two ATM cards and the PIN codes.Stay up-to-date by following Daily Express’s Telegram channel.
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She said, the robbers fled via the back door around 5.20 pm and after that, she called the police.
Chuthaporn added, she phoned the banks to have the two accounts frozen and was informed that 1,900 baht cash had been withdrawn from her Kasikornbank account at 5.46 pm.