Pattaya, March 19 – Arrested a gang of thieves in Pattaya and threw bombs at motorcyclists claiming revenge on their rivals, but the wrong vehicle was the same color , injuring two villagers.
A teenager on a motorcycle threw a glass bomb at the motorcycle. riding in the opposite direction Causing someone to be burned on the body, two people were seriously injured. The incident occurred in front of a convenience store. At the entrance of Soi Phothisan, intersecting Soi 2, North Pattaya, Moo 6, Na Kluea Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province at about 2:30 a.m. on the night of March 18, 2023.
After the incident, the police arranged to speed up chasing the perpetrators to prosecute them as soon as possible. Because it is a violent and brutal act. by chasing and watching CCTV along the path that believes the villain used to escape Until you know that the group of teenagers who committed the crime is a gang of thieves in the area of Pattaya City and was able to control a group of 8 suspected youths, 7 males, 1 female, aged between 16-19 years old, then detained and interrogated at Police Station, Pattaya City, along with the middle items, which are clothes that were worn on the day of the crime. motorcycle and 1 white full face helmet
After more than 3 hours of testing, 2 out of 8 youngsters confessed that Bottle bomb thrower by a bomb thrower sitting on the back of a motorcycle named Mr. Dee, 17, a Cambodian youth, and the driver, Mr. Natthaphon, 18, both claimed to have “threw the wrong person”
Both of them said that before the incident, they were threatened by teenagers riding motorcycles with guns on Sukhumvit Road. Before going down to the Central Pattaya Tunnel in a fit of rage So went back to get the bomb at home. Then take them on a patrol to find The aforementioned rival group of teenagers until the accident scene Saw the injured person riding a brand and color car that matched the teenagers involved. Therefore threw a bomb at him without knowing whether it was the real party or not Molotov cocktails, Nai Dee, a Cambodian youth made by myself
Major General Kampon Leelapraphorn The commander of the Chonburi Provincial Police said that the two youths were initially charged with jointly assaulting others with serious injuries. In the process of investigating the explosion mechanism. If found to be will be prosecuted as well .
Source: Thai News Agency