Bangkok thieves attacked several people with samurai swords

Two teenage thieves who attacked several people with a samurai sword during robberies in Bangkok’s Pracha U-tit area have been arrested.

Bangkok Police Chief Pol Lt Gen Kamronwit Thupkrachang announced the arrest today of Nawin Chuenchob, 18, and a 16-year-old accomplice.

“These youths drove around on a motorcycle and attacked their victims with a samurai-style sword and fled  with their valuables,” Pol Lt Gen Kamronwit told reporters.

One of the victims was a 40-year-old woman and a few were seriously injured.

Investigators tracked the pair down and arrested them in Samut Prakan.

Police seized a motorcycle and a 45-centimeter sword from the suspects, the Bangkok Post reported.  




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