Malaysian arrested in Thailand after snatching bag of New Zealand woman


  • Nation
  • Thursday, 07 Sep 2017

Madeline (blue t-shirt) giving her statement at the police station.

BANGKOK: A Malaysian man was arrested in Chiang Rai suspected of snatching a New Zealand woman’s handbag.

According to The Nation, Thai police identified the man as Asri Awng, who alleged that he came to Thailand to look for his wife but failed to find her and ran out of cash.

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