Robber splashes petrol over bank managerThe suspect after his arrest, having failed to rob a bank branch inside a shopping mall in Samut Prakan on Monday night. (Photo supplied)SAMUT PRAKAN — A man splashed petrol over a female bank manager at a shopping centre and demanded 5 million baht in cash before being overpowered by witnesses on Monday. He allegedly carried a bottle of petrol into a bank branch at the mall in tambon Bang Phli Yai of Muang district about 3.40pm and splashed the fluid on the manager. The robber allegedly told police he was jobless and drove from Chon Buri to the shopping mall in Samut Prakan to rob the bank branch there. Photo suppliedPolice at the scene of the failed holdup of a bank branch at the mall on Monday night.

Source: Bangkok Post February 17, 2026 03:21 UTC