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Uttaradit hospital employee arrested for stealing from patient

Uttaradit hospital employee arrested for stealing from patient

An employee of the Uttaradit provincial hospital has been arrested and fired for allegedly stealing Bt5,000 in cash from a patient.

Thanapol Konkham, a non-medical staff member in the women’s ward, was arrested and taken back to the hospital for a crime re-enactment on Tuesday.
On Monday, a woman patient filed a complaint with police that Bt5,000 had disappeared from under her pillow.
Footage from a security camera showed that Thanapol climbed into the ward through a window late on Sunday night while all the patients were assleep and searched for valuables.
Cornered by the footage, Thanapol admitted the crime. He also tested positive to drug use.

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