Forestier, 54, went to Karon Police station on Friday (April 12) to report that he had been robbed of B20,000 cash in front of the Siam Commercial Bank branch near Karon Circle.
“He said that after he withdrew the cash, he had walked 10 metres from the ATM when two robbers on a motorcycle snatched his wallet,” said Pol Lt Channarong Prakongkua of Karon Police.
“So, we looked at all the CCTV cameras in the area for footage recorded at the time he told us he was robbed, but we saw no robbery taking place.”
The CCTV camera at a nearby minimart recorded Forestier withdrawing money from the ATM and then getting onto his motorcycle – without being attacked.
“In the footage he was wearing a helmet. Initially he denied it was him [in the footage] but finally he admitted that he had lied to the police because he did not want to tell his wife that he had spent a lot of money.”