Bangkok police charged a teen gang “Golden Temple” yesterday over a murder on Sunday in which the victim was robbed of his iPad and stabbed to death when he fought back.
Police yesterday detained Patcharapong Saengduen, 19, at his home in Bang Sue district along with nine teenage boys aged 15-17 of the “Golden Temple” gang, after CCTV footage from the crime scene pointed to Patcharapong, whom police recognized from a previous case.
In the CCTV footage which has gone viral, Somchai Sa-artchit, a 28-year-old worker at S&P bakery in Shinawatra Tower II, was seen sitting on a staircase outside the building with his iPad. Three men robbed him of his tablet and when he fought back they stabbed him to death.
Police said Patcharapong confessed he took part of the crime while the gang members identified 17-year-old “Frank” as the one who stabbed the victim.
The gang sold the victim’s iPad at Pantip Plaza for THB3,200 and spent the money partying at a nightclub, police said.
The police said the teens confessed to usually working in separate groups to rob people in Bang Sue and Phaya Thai districts. They have committed at least ten robberies.
Patcharapong, Frank, and three other minors were charged over Somchai’s killing, Daily News and Nation TV reported.
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