A female Russian tourist who claimed to have lost her purse yesterday morning decided to take out her misfortune by throwing a paving block at two vehicles parked nearby. It is alleged the woman was drunk at the time of the incident.
Following the incident, a Phuket resident Jatupong Gungkaew posted pictures of the damaged vehicles on the “Phuket News Center” Line group together with the message: “The failure of Phuket tourism, this happened this morning [Oct. 25] in Moo 3 Karon, a drunk Russian smashed local vehicles.”
Jatupong said that he was notified of the incident by the family of the victim, Nom Yenjit, who said that two vehicles belonging to her sister and her sister’s husband had been damaged by the tourist. The couple reported the incident to Karon Police.
“She was drunk and told people her purse was missing. She demanded to see the police so we called them for her. While waiting for police to arrive she went out of control, she smashed our car and van with a brick,” Nom said.
The Russian woman, who has yet to be named, was taken to Karon Police Station and once sober enough will be questioned about the incident. She is likely to be charged with damaging other people’s property.
Story: The Phuket News
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