Villa robbery in Phuket raises safety concerns for foreign family

A foreign family, currently residing in Phuket, experienced a shocking robbery of their villa in Chalong, raising serious safety concerns. The audacious theft occurred while the family of four, including two children, were present in the house, and the thief managed to escape with stolen goods worth over 50,000 baht.

The family, of Russian origin, reported the invasive villa robbery to Chalong Police Station on Thursday. The detailed report, given by Ilya P, recounted how an unknown individual had entered the family’s rented villa around 10.20pm the previous night. The intruder spent approximately ten minutes rummaging through the family’s belongings in search of valuables before leaving unnoticed.

The villa’s CCTV system captured the robbery incident. However, due to the date settings on the camera being off, the recording displays an…