A Chinese tourist has claimed he was the victim of an alleged extortion plot involving a group of ladyboys at a hotel in Pattaya, Chon Buri, after earlier reports suggested he had attacked one of them with broken glass. The man insisted he did not slash anyone during the altercation, which reportedly left one ladyboy with severe facial injuries requiring 31 stitches.
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The incident allegedly took place, after the tourist travelled to Thailand with friends and visited entertainment venues in Pattaya. According to the man, several women approached him and exchanged WeChat contacts before one individual arranged to meet him at his hotel room for 1,000 baht.
The tourist said he had repeatedly asked whether the individual was a biological woman or a ladyboy before agreeing to the meeting. He claimed the person confirmed she was a woman and sent a photograph of an identity card, leading him to believe the claim was genuine.
According to his account, events escalated shortly after the person arrived at the hotel room. He alleged the individual remained on the phone throughout the encounter before opening the door around 10 minutes later, allowing two more people to enter the room and demand more than 6,000 baht from him.
The Chinese man claimed the group blocked his exit, damaged property inside the room and threw objects at him. He said he picked up a piece of broken glass only to defend himself and denied using it to attack anyone, stating he kept it behind his back throughout the confrontation.
He further alleged that video clips circulating online had been selectively edited, giving the impression he initiated the violence. He questioned why no hotel staff intervened despite the disturbance lasting almost 30 minutes, adding that CCTV footage from the hotel should show the full sequence of events.
The tourist also stated that he repeatedly tried to contact Thai police following the incident. He claimed calls made to the Tourist Police hotline 1155 went unanswered, while attempts to contact emergency line 191 failed because of language barriers preventing communication in Chinese.
He said he retained call records and chat conversations as evidence and had already shared them with both journalists and investigators. The man also reported that his iPhone, valued at about 3,000 yuan, went missing during the incident, while another Redmi phone was damaged and he suffered injuries to his hand requiring stitches.
Komchadluek reported that police are continuing to investigate the case and are expected to examine evidence provided by both parties, including CCTV footage, call logs and online chat records. The tourist has suggested the group may be linked to a wider extortion operation targeting visitors after allegedly discovering similar accusations on social media.
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Adapted by ASEAN Now Komchadluek 29 May 2026
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