{
  "id": 19134043,
  "title": "2 transgender women, 30 & 24, allegedly steal S$765,000 Patek Philippe watch from Chinese tourist in Pattaya",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/2-transgender-women-30-24-allegedly-steal-s-765-000-patek-philippe",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T10:22:51.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Mothership",
    "slug": "mothership",
    "url": "https://mothership.sg/2026/11/stealing-watch-tourist-pattaya/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Two transgender women, aged 30 and 24, were apprehended for allegedly stealing a Patek Philippe watch worth approximately 20 million Baht (S$765,000) from a Chinese tourist's hotel room in Pattaya, Thailand. The arrest occurred on November 8 around 12:30 AM, according to The Thaiger and Pattaya Mail.\n\nThe victim, identified as Wu, reported the theft to the police on November 7, claiming that the thieves had taken his passport and the diamond-encrusted Patek Philippe PP5719G watch. The accused reportedly demanded 20,000 Baht (S$764.80) in exchange for returning the items, which Wu complied with. However, Wu alleged that the pair only returned his passport and took the watch with them.\n\nUpon conducting investigations, local police traced the watch leading to the arrest of the two individuals. During the initial questioning, both denied the allegations. However, they reportedly could not provide an explanation as to how the watch ended up in their hotel room. The police subsequently recovered the watch and returned it to Wu.",
  "summary": "Both individuals denied the allegations.",
  "key_points": [
    "Two transgender women, aged 30 and 24, allegedly stole a Patek Philippe watch worth S$765,000.",
    "The theft occurred in a hotel room in Pattaya, Thailand, on November 8 around 12:30 AM.",
    "The accused returned the victim's passport but took the watch, leading to their arrest."
  ],
  "editors_take": null,
  "illustration": null,
  "coverage": {
    "outlets": 1,
    "also_reported_by": []
  },
  "ai_generated": true,
  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}