Car, valuables reported stolen in knife attack
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Police are hunting for a man who allegedly attacked his female ex-boss and stole her Mercedes, as well as Bt9 million in jewellery and a brand-name bag, in Bangkok's Watthana district on Monday.
Import-export businesswoman Ratana Metheephutthi, 54, claimed she was injured and robbed by her former driver Theerapat Kaewchai-in, 38, before she was |rescued by bystanders.
Thonglor superintendent Pol Colonel Chutrakul Yasmadee said closed-circuit cameras clearly captured the attacker and police have gathered evidence to apply for his court-issued arrest warrant.
The victim told police she was |collecting items from her car when a man attacked her from behind and, during the struggle, the man’s knife cut her neck.
Police investigation found that the man – also wanted for another embezzlement case – had scouted the area twice in preparation for the robbery, as he knew the victim carried valuables with her.
