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Four suspects have reportedly admitted that they bodily assaulted an American tourist 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 earlier than an argument started followed by a bodily confrontation.”
Sujin said it was nonetheless unclear who began the altercation. He mentioned that police are still investigating, and interviewing all parties involved.
Sujin mentioned the police recognized the suspects after reviewing CCTV footage. He stated the 4 persons are employees at entertainment venues on Bangla Road.
SOURCE: The Phuket Express
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An American tourist was allegedly assaulted in Phuket’s vacationer hotspot city of Patong early yesterday morning. The 35 yr previous man had wounds on his face, and certainly one of his middle fingers.
The man had been at a bar on Bangla Road, the place he was reportedly very drunk. Profit had been with a 24 12 months old Russian woman. Staff had requested the man to go away the bar, based on Thai media.
The man was then allegedly assaulted outside of the bar, although details on who assaulted him and why stay unclear.
The Russian woman was not injured. The man told the primary responders that solely he was attacked. Patong Police are persevering with to research.
This news comes lower than per week after one other late-night incident of violence involving foreigners in Thailand, this one in Pattaya. On September 23, a tourist allegedly punched an aged Australian man within the face as the person was attempting to stop him from combating with a motorcycle taxi driver.
A witness added that the vacationer seemed heavily intoxicated. The man sustained a non-life threatening damage to his face and was taken to a close-by hospital.
SOURCE: The Phuket Express | MGR Online