A 25-year-old Dane was robbed at knifepoint by a Tuk-Tuk driver and two accomplices in a dark alleyway between Sukhumvit Soi 25 and Soi 55 in the early hours of Saturday, 1 March 2014.

The Dane, identified as Morten Krogsholm, hailed a Tuk-Tuk on Sukhumvit near Sukhumvit Soi 25 and asked to be taken to the nearest BTS station around 3 am. The Tuk-Tuk driver took him speeding down a dimly-lit soi and then suddenly hit the brake, causing the unsuspecting Dane to hit his head on the metal partition on the back of the driver’s seat.

Two men appeared from either side of the vehicle, with one holding a knife at Morten Krogholm’s throat and the other putting the tip of a dagger at his abdomen. Then they demanded the Dane to hand over all valuables, including about THB10,000 in cash, a mobile phone and a camera. They then threw him out of the vehicle into the ground, kicking him three or four times in the ribs.

maik skrev:

Ja, Bangkok er ved at blive lige så farlig som København og andre danske byer.

natty skrev:

Det må være en ganske traumatisk oplevelse, der er dog ting som undrer mig lidt ved artiklen, men det kan jo være journalistens skyld.

"asked to be taken to the nearest BTS station around 3 am."

Med mindre man bor i området eller er uden tidsfornemmelse, er det lidt underligt at ville køre til Asoke BTS kl. 3 om natten. Skytrain begynder da vist først at køre derfra ved 5:30 tiden?

"And then the exact same thing happened to him (naboen) the next day. Threatened and robbed at knifepoint by a Tuk-Tuk driver and two accomplices"

Det kan jo ske, men trods alt meget uheldigt.

"On Monday, .......reported the crime to the Thonglor Police Station, filing his statement so he can get some compensation from his insurance company.

Mon ikke de fleste ville være lidt hurtigere med at anmelde et sådant overfald. Det lange tidsrum fra natten mellem fredag/lørdag og til mandag, kan jo være ret afgørende for om politiet, kan opklare sådan en forbrydelse.