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Cancer fight behind theft

A couple arrested by police on Wednesday claimed that they were forced to be purse snatchers to help their child fight cancer.

Police at Bang Pla Ma district in Suphan Buri province arrested Sanya and Sukanda Kaew-rit after a purse with 700 baht in cash was grabbed from Nucharee Boonma in front of Bang Pla Ma Padungwit School.The pair confessed that they were unemployed and needed money for medical treatment for their child who has cancer, according to Pol Col Jessada Panitchwong of the district...

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