Thread: Scarborough shop owner tells of holiday robbery ordeal in Thailand

A SCARBOROUGH man was given a knockout pill and robbed while in a hotel in Pattaya, Thailand.

Bill Dodd, who owns the Roast Inn sandwich shop in Huntriss Row, was "out cold" for 26 hours after the incident, when thieves robbed him of just £90 and his mobile phone.

Speaking from Thailand, Mr Dodd told the Evening News: "These things happen all the time over here.

"I was having a few drinks in the hotel and I suddenly started feeling ill. I was taken to my room and that's all I remember. I woke up in hospital. I certainly wasn't feeling too well when I woke up.

"When I got back to my hotel room from the hospital I discovered that around 5,000 Baht – about £90 – and my mobile phone had been taken.

"My passport and other valuables were in the hotel safe. You've got to be careful over here,this sort of thing isn't unusual. I'm fine now and will be staying here until November."

Mr Dodd said he believes he was the victim of one of the "date rape" drugs, which he says are frequently used in robberies in Thailand.

Common "date rape" drugs include GHB – gamma hydroxybutyric acid; Rohypnol – lunitrazepam; and Ketamine – ketamine hydrochloride. Their effect is to render victims physically helpless and unable to remember what happened. The drugs often have no colour, smell or taste and are easily added to flavoured drinks without the victim's knowledge.

Mr Dodd was in Thailand on holiday and visiting family.

His wife, Kirati, who is herself Thai, is still in Scarborough. She said: "It is a poor country and this happens all the time. Bill is very lucky to be alright."

http://www.scarborougheveningnews.co...-of.4590928.jp

Bless him. Anything for 15 minutes of fame, in Scarborough.

That'll teach him not to pick up katoeys.

Originally Posted by hillbilly

was "out cold" for 26 hours

Fcuk that sound like a good kip to me

Wonder where I can get some of that shit from. I have not had a good nights sleep for ages.

Yep, very common indeed and nothing being done to stop it.

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Originally Posted by hillbilly

was "out cold" for 26 hours

Fcuk that sound like a good kip to me

Wonder where I can get some of that shit from.

Just go to the local pharmacy, tell them you want something to render someone unconscious for 26 hours, they'll simply ask if you want the big box or little box.

Originally Posted by hillbilly

Bill Dodd, who owns the Roast Inn

I bet his arse got a right roastin while he was out cold

Originally Posted by hillbilly

His wife, Kirati, who is herself Thai

i reackon he gave it the big one to the scarborough press to baffle the wife out of thinking he was poleing brass