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A 48-year-old man was arrested in Bangkok after snatching a luxury handbag worth 100,000 baht from an Italian tourist, with the stolen item recovered during his capture.

24 Jul Khaosod

Police arrested 48-year-old Prawit on July 24 after he allegedly snatched a black Chanel handbag worth over 100,000 baht from an Italian female tourist in the Soi Vanit 2 area of Bangkok's Talat Noi District. Officers from Phlabphla Chai 2 Station, acting on a public tip on July 23, pursued and captured the suspect with assistance from alert citizens. The stolen handbag was recovered. Prawit confessed to the theft, saying he committed the crime because he had no money and no job. He fled toward Soi Vanit 2 after the incident but was quickly apprehended by police and Good Samaritans working together.

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