An Australian teacher says he has been left with only 20 baht in his pocket after being drugged and robbed by two women in Pattaya.
Mario Chittra, 46, an Australian teacher, files a complaint with police that he had been drugged and robbed by two sex workers in Pattaya. (Photo by Trinai Chansrichon)
Mario Chittra, 46, on Saturday filed a complaint with Pattaya police that two sex workers had drugged and robbed him of 550 euros or about 22,500 baht, police said.
He told police that he was visiting the beach city for the first time and had rented a room in the Na Klua area. While walking alone in a shopping area in Pattaya at about 12.30am on Saturday, he was approached by two women who offered him sex services. He accepted and took them for drinks and snacks at a nearby shop.
At the shop, he ordered three cans of beer. He then went to the washroom and returned to his table less than five minutes later. He continued drinking his beer and shortly afterward felt drowsy.
He said he then hired a motorcycle taxi driver to take him and the two women to his room, where he fell unconscious. When he woke up, he found his belongings were scattered. His cash, totalling 550 euros kept in a travel bag, had disappeared, leaving only a 20-baht banknote in his bag.
Police believe the women might have put sleeping pills into the man's beer when he went to the washroom and robbed him after he passed out. The officers are investigating.