PATTAYA, Thailand – Pattaya police have arrested a 37-year-old man from Sattahip in connection with a reported theft at a temple on Koh Larn, where the crown ornament of a Phra Buddha Sihing statue mysteriously disappeared. The suspect, identified as Chonlathit Kreechawa, was arrested on November 7 at Wat Mai Hat Krathing Thong in Nongprue, Banglamung district, under a Pattaya Provincial Court warrant issued on November 6.
He faces charges of nighttime theft at a place of public worship and theft involving the breaking or bypassing of a barrier protecting property. The case followed reports that property had gone missing from a temple on Koh Larn, including the crown ornament from the Phra Buddha Sihing statue. Investigators from Pattaya City Police Station gathered evidence and obtained an arrest warrant before locating the suspect. He was taken to Pattaya police station for further legal proceedings.
