Gold snatcher caught by lion dancersMembers of a lion-dance troupe hold Preecha Inna firmly on the ground after he knocked over an elderly woman as he fled from a gold shop with two necklaces in Nakhon Sawan's Muang district on Monday. (Photo by Chalit Poomruang)NAKHON SAWAN: A man who snatched two 10-baht gold necklaces from a gold shop was caught by members of a lion-dance troupe as he fled through Muang district on Monday, police said. Chaiwat Wangwisit, the owner of Yak Mee Tang gold shop on Kosi road opposite Wat Nakhon Sawan temple, said that about 4.30pm a skinny middle-aged man, wearing a grey jacket and orange pants, walked into the shop and asked to see two 10-baht gold necklaces. The gold snatcher was then caught by members of a lion-dance troupe who were preparing for a performance. Mr Preecha said he fled with the gold because, as a farmer, he and his family had been hard hit by the continuing drought.

Source: Bangkok Post January 28, 2020 03:53 UTC