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Frenchman Marc Lucien Forestier . . .  'C'est moi' was his message, in capitals

Frenchman Admits Filing False Phuket Robbery Report But Fails to Placate Wife

Friday, April 12, 2013
PHUKET: A Frenchman has told Phuket police that he lied about being robbed by bandits to prevent his wife getting angry. She would not have approved that he had spent so much on Phuket.

The yarn concocted by Marc Lucien Forestier to prevent his better half giving him hell fell apart this afternoon . . . because the camera does not lie.

His account to Phuket police was proved to be patently false by security cameras and people close to the alleged bag-snatch.

They - and the camera - had seen precisely nothing.

Contrite, M Forestier even penned an elegant signed confession in capitals by way of an apology.

Unfortunately, an excuse that might work in France won't necessarily save a troubled husband in Phuket, Thailand.

The original story was fairly believable.

M Forestier told Lieutenant Chanarong Prakonger at Karon Police Station, close to a particularly nice Phuket stretch of sand, that he had been robbed just minute earlier today.

At the Karon roundabout, a well-known landmark, he had withdrawn 20,000 baht from a bank ATM.

Before he had walked 10 metres, M Forestier said, two men had ridden up on a motorcycle and snatched the bag containing the money, his passport and credit cards.

A little bit later today, confronted with security camera vision of the scene and lack of suporting evidence, M Forestier, 54, put pen to paper and wrote his confession in capitals.

It may be some time yet, though, before he is able to catch up with his wife and tell her what really happened.

His statement reads:

Police Station Karon
12/04/2013

Marc Forestier

I come from France. Passeport (1/CZ 671429)

I live in Fantasy Bungalow (room 12) I take money 20,000 baths at 12 H 40. After, I go police for complain and say two guys take bags and run away by motorbike. My complain is not true, I lye to Thai police Karon. I lie because I don't want say the true to my family.
I really want this complain no body say writing this for for me.

Marc Forestier

12-04-2013

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In the MERD big time

Posted by Scunner on April 12, 2013 22:50

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Let me guess what he spent the 20,000 on....

Posted by agogohome on April 13, 2013 12:16

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I wonder if that D&G T-Shirt is real or not?

Posted by GiantFan on April 13, 2013 15:06

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As we saw with the silly young Australian girl who said she was raped the sentence at best should be two weeks in a comfy jail, not the normal jail. In this case no one except him was accused of a crime (the accused rapist) so maybe just 7 days.

Posted by Chirpy Farang on April 13, 2013 18:51

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I don't want to accuse anyone but I like to know that every Every time a foreigner Does something wrong There is always security cameras getting them on the act what happens to the tuk tuk drivers gettingn into fights in patong there never seems to be a security camera working just wandering. thank you
Coco

Posted by Coco on April 13, 2013 21:05


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