KHON KAEN: A surgeon burst into tears after his stolen 80,000-baht surgical glasses were returned to him yesterday.
Thiti Chanmayka, a cardiac surgeon at Khon Kaen University's Srinagarind Hospital, thanked everyone involved for their help.
Pol Col Chamlong Suwalak, chief of Muang police, gave the stolen glasses to the surgeon yesterday after receiving them from a downtown pawnbroker.
Images of the stolen surgical glasses with a message appealing to the thief went viral online after the surgeon posted it.
On his Facebook page, the doctor wrote "Dear All, I'm Dr Thiti Chanmayka, a cardiothoracic surgeon at the Queen Sirikit Heart Centre, Srinagarind Hospital. A thief broke into my residence in the compound of Khon Kaen University on Aug 6 and fled with my surgical glasses. This pair of glasses is important for surgery work.
"I appeal to Facebook administrators and Facebook users for help passing this message on so that anyone who found or bought this item can return it to me. The glasses were customised for me and other people cannot use them. Many thanks."
Pol Lt Col Adisak Ngamchad, chief of Khon Kaen University's police station, said police had found the back door was forced open.
The thief had made off with coins, amounting to 300 baht and a bag containing the surgical glasses.
