UPDATE
Four suspects have reportedly admitted that they physically assaulted an American vacationer in Patong early yesterday morning. The assault occurred on the nightlife hotspot of Bangla Road. Patong Police Chief Colonel Sujin Nilbodee advised The Phuket Express…
“The 4 suspects have admitted they attacked the American man who they claimed was intoxicated before an argument began followed by a physical confrontation.”
Sujin said it was nonetheless unclear who started the altercation. He mentioned that police are still investigating, and interviewing all events concerned.
Limited said the police recognized the suspects after reviewing CCTV footage. He said the 4 people are staff at entertainment venues on Bangla Road.
SOURCE: The Phuket Express
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An American vacationer was allegedly assaulted in Phuket’s tourist hotspot town of Patong early yesterday morning. The 35 12 months old man had wounds on his face, and certainly one of his center fingers.
The man had been at a bar on Bangla Road, the place he was reportedly very drunk. He had been with a 24 yr outdated Russian girl. Staff had asked the man to leave the bar, according to Thai media.
The man was then allegedly assaulted outdoors of the bar, though particulars on who assaulted him and why remain unclear.
The Russian girl was not injured. The man advised the first responders that solely he was attacked. Patong Police are continuing to research.
This news comes less than every week after one other late-night incident of violence involving foreigners in Thailand, this one in Pattaya. On September 23, a vacationer allegedly punched an elderly Australian man within the face as the person was making an attempt to stop him from fighting with a bike taxi driver.
A witness added that the tourist seemed closely intoxicated. The man sustained a non-life threatening harm to his face and was taken to a close-by hospital.
SOURCE: The Phuket Express | MGR Online