A former popular boxer has been arrested for allegedly stealing a British tourist's bag at Krabi's Ao Nang beach last week.
Police apprehended Suwit "Fai" Phuengsom, 31, on Wednesday on charges of theft and carrying a knife in public.
The arrest followed a complaint by a British tourist that he left his bag on the beach as he and his friend went for a swim around 2.50am on April 24. He later saw a middle-aged man took his bag and was about to flee on a motorcycle. The tourist ran to the man and tried to push the bike, but the thief managed to escape.
The bag contained 5,000-baht cash, credit cards and a key to the tourist's hotel room, according to Krabi police.
Police inspected the scene and examined security camera footage to gather evidence.
A search of Mr Suwit's house found the clothes the thief had worn and the bike used during the robbery. The suspect sustained bruises on his knee after a fight with the tourist.
The suspect admitted to police that he was the person who stole the bag at Ao Nang beach.
Mr Suwit was a former well-known boxer known as “Den Saenchai’’.
