When police arrived to the scene near Phuket Bike Resort in Thepkrassatri area, they found He Ting Ting, 29, and her partner Gu Jun Fang, 30, visibly upset and shaken.
The couple told police that they had left the resort to shop at the Baan Don Market. While they were walking there, a thin man with an afro hairstyle riding a motorbike came close to Miss He and snatched her handbag from her hand, before driving away. Inside were the passports, cash and six air tickets.
The two tourists were taken to Thalang Police Station to be put in touch with the tourist police who would help sort new passports, and the police investigation continues.