{
  "id": 19151765,
  "title": "Two transgender women arrested over theft of Chinese tourist’s $600,000 Patek Philippe watch in Pattaya",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/11/09/two-transgender-women-arrested-over-theft-of-chinese-tourists-600-000",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-11-09T11:44:50.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "Khaosod English",
    "slug": "khaosod-english",
    "url": "https://www.khaosodenglish.com/news/crimecourtscalamity/2026/11/09/two-transgender-women-arrested-over-theft-of-chinese-tourists-600000-patek-philippe-watch-in-pattaya/"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "Pattaya police have arrested two transgender women accused of stealing a $600,000 Patek Philippe watch from a Chinese tourist's hotel room. The suspects, aged 30 and 24, demanded money for the return of the victim's belongings before police recovered the luxury watch. The two women were arrested on Sunday (8 November) following a complaint from the Chinese tourist, Wu Yizeng. Wu reported that the women had stolen his passport and the diamond-encrusted Patek Philippe Nautilus PP5719G watch from his hotel room in Pattaya. The watch, valued at around 4 million yuan (US$600,000), was later returned to the police by the suspects. Wu had agreed to pay 20,000 baht in cash but only received his passport, as the watch remained missing. The women claimed they had taken the watch and passport because the tourist had refused to pay them for their services. Police stated that the case is under investigation and legal action will be taken against the suspects.",
  "summary": "PATTAYA – Police in Pattaya have arrested two transgender women accused of stealing a diamond-encrusted Patek Philippe watch worth approximately US$600,000 from a Chinese tourist’s hotel room before demanding money for the return of his belongings. The suspects, aged 30 and 24, were arrested at around 00.30 on Sunday (8 November) following a complaint filed by […] The post Two transgender women…",
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  "coverage": {
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  "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."
}