Akarapon Chumnamanee, 27, was on his way home at 11.30pm when he crashed his bike in Baan Muang Mai on Thepkrassattree Rd, injuring his right arm, banging his head and breaking a couple of fingers.
Two men on another bike stopped as if to help him. But then, instead of helping, they threatened him and then robbed him of his wallet, containing B10,000 in cash and an ATM card, and also took two mobile phones.
Thalang Police were alerted by a friend of Akarapon’s, Pienchai Thepabutr, 53, but relatives said that the officers had responded very slowly.
They called Phuket police commander Pol Gen Pachara Boonyasit to complain that they had been waiting “too long” for officers to arrive at the emergency room of Thalang Hospital to speak with Mr Akarapon about the robbery.
Gen Pachara promptly ordered Thalang Police to send someone immediately to the hospital.
This they did, taking a statement from Mr Akarapon, who was then transferred, at the family’s request, to the Mission Hospital for further treatment.