Noisy bike gate: Video footage shows attack on Swiss man in Pattaya

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Noisy bike gate: Video footage shows attack on Swiss man in Pattaya

 

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Video footage has emerged of the moment a Swiss tourist was assaulted in Pattaya.

 

The incident which is believed to have taken place on Sunday evening resulted in Andreas Lechne, 55, suffering a serious head injury.

 

Mr Lechne claimed he was attacked because he turned off a motorcycle which belonged to someone he didn’t know as it was parked outside a BBQ chicken stall at Soi 16 on Sai 2.

 

Mr Lechne said that the he was annoyed by the man riding the motorcycle who left the “noisy” bike unattended as he went to buy food at a neighbouring stall.

 

However, CCTV footage of the incident shows a slightly different version of events but one which results in a defenceless Mr Lechne being bashed around the head by the rider of the motorcycle.

 

The footage, which has been shared on Thai social media, shows Mr Lechne lean across the rider of the motorcycle and turn off the engine.

 

There appears to be an exchange of words before Mr Lechne goes to sit down on a bench with his back to the motorbike rider.

 

The man then gets off the bike and walks over to Mr Lechne who has his back to his attacker, hitting the Swiss man strongly around the side of the head, sending him falling to the floor.

 

It is not known if police are investigating the incident.

 

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[Thaiwrath]

Mr Lechne must be brave, or a <deleted> to do it whilst the fella is actually sitting on the bike.

My guess is the latter, a polite request would have been a better form of approach.

[observer90210]

Some westeners just feel a bit too superior when abroad.

 

Sorry for the wounded tourist, but he would have avoided the whole issue in just minding his own business.

 

I will get a good bashing here for saying this, but if people rant in real life as they do so here, it's just no surprise that such things occur.

 

Wish the poor fellow a prompt recovery and hope the suspect is arrested and jailed nevertheless.

Edited November 28, 2017 by observer90210

[champers]

Not his best idea to turn his back on his attacker.

[darksidedog]

Impossible to know what was said, but even so, the Swiss guy never saw it coming. Real cowards move to hit a fella from the blind side.

[FritsSikkink]

idiot should mind his own business and don't touch someone property 

[fanjita]

Sorry, but he asked for that.

[kingkenny]

was this an episode of Come Dancing?

 

That punch wouldn't have floored my 79 year old mum, blind side or not, unless he had something in his hand.

Edited November 28, 2017 by kingkenny
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[fanjita]

26 minutes ago, observer90210 said:

Some westeners just feel a bit too superior when abroad.

 

Sorry for the wounded tourist, but he would have avoided the whole issue in just minding his own business.

 

I will get a good bashing here for saying this, but if people rant in real life as they do so here, it's just no surprise that such things occur.

 

Wish the poor fellow a prompt recovery and hope the suspect is arrested and jailed nevertheless.

100% spot on, except for the arrested and jailed part.  We both know that isn't going to happen, observer.

 

In any part of the world that was a total invasion of the Thai guy's privacy and was obviously minding his own business while browsing his phone.  

 

My wife would've given me a bigger beating for bringing serious danger to our doorstep by leaning over the guy and turning off his machine.  He could've just got up and moved away to a quieter part of the street.

 

Mr Swissie won't be doing that again in hurry.  Hope he recovers well but, as I already stated, he kind of had it coming.

[fanjita]

15 minutes ago, kingkenny said:

was this an episode of Come Dancing?

 

That punch wouldn't have floored my 79 year old mum, blind side or not, unless he had something in his hand.

You reckon?  The Thai guy would've had it out with him one way or another and Mr Swissie wouldn't have come off any better.  

 

This is a perfect example of what not to do while on your hols in LOS.  

[KittenKong]

The motorbike rider committed a physical assault from behind. He is a brainless thug, and that's all he is. Plenty more like him though.

[fanjita]

Just now, KittenKong said:

The motorbike rider committed a physical assault from behind. He is a brainless thug, and that's all he is. Plenty more like him though.

Mr Swissie didn't exactly exhibit any brains, though, did he?

[Destiny1990]

The idiot bike driver was killing the lungs with exhaust fumes of the guy sitting on the bench. He probably said turn it off thai guy not understands English so he turns it off..

now he get punched in the head from behind and well case closed i guess. But the thai should be in jail and pay all medicall bills and a polluting fine on top!

[FritsSikkink]

21 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said:

The idiot bike driver was killing the lungs with exhaust fumes of the guy sitting on the bench. He probably said turn it off thai guy not understands English so he turns it off..

now he get punched in the head from behind and well case closed i guess. But the thai should be in jail and pay all medicall bills and a polluting fine on top!

"he probably said"

Don't make up stories, the Swiss moron started this.

[4MyEgo]

One thing I learned in life early, i.e. if something bothers you, isolate it, once you have isolated it, solve the problem.

 

Problem, the guy on the bike is parked illegally on the footpath and has engine running, which in turn is polluting my lungs, and is so load that I cannot hear myself talking, so its noisy and irritating me. 

 

So I have isolated the problem, now what are my options:

 

1) Go over and turn it off and get beat up.....not a good idea

 

2) Move further along and say nothing....good idea, problem solved

 

How easy is it to isolate and solve your "own" problems if you actually think it through, enjoy your trip back to Sweden my friend, and learn from "your" mistakes, I hope. 

 

Edited November 28, 2017 by 4MyEgo

[Destiny1990]

3 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

"he probably said"

Don't make up stories, the Swiss moron started this.

Only one guy using voilence and is pollution pedestrians on the pavements unnecessarily u troll!

[marko kok prong]

in the Usa he would be lucky to be still alive,as for many other parts of the world,why did he not just move somewhere else.

[FritsSikkink]

2 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said:

Only one guy using voilence and is pollution pedestrians on the pavements unnecessarily u troll!

Only 1 guy touching someone else's property and invading someone else's space.

[fanjita]

29 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said:

The idiot bike driver was killing the lungs with exhaust fumes of the guy sitting on the bench. He probably said turn it off thai guy not understands English so he turns it off..

now he get punched in the head from behind and well case closed i guess. But the thai should be in jail and pay all medicall bills and a polluting fine on top!

Move down the soi by just a few yards and problem solved.  I'm guessing Mr Swissie also had a few beers of the Dutch courage variety which assisted him in formulating his response.

 

Anyway, how do we know that the bike was excessively noisy?  Looks like a regular 125/150 to me.

[observer90210]

Not very clear on the image, but the chap on the bike looks like he is wearing a military uniform ?

 

 

Edited November 28, 2017 by observer90210

[Orton Rd]

Bloke next door does this every morning at 6.50, takes bike out into soi and leaves it running for 10 minutes before leaving waking us up, is there a reason for it as far as the bike goes?

[nausea]

Yeah, guessed we only had half the story. Seemed a rather half-hearted push-punch to me. Anyway, the Swiss guy was lucky, a blow to the back of the head can cause permanent injury.

[fanjita]

1 minute ago, nausea said:

Yeah, guessed we only had half the story. Seemed a rather half-hearted push-punch to me. Anyway, the Swiss guy was lucky, a blow to the back of the head can cause permanent injury.

The first half of the story consisted of Mr Swissie turning off the machine whilst Mr Thai was in the shop.  That was obviously complete nonsense.  

[Destiny1990]

27 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Only 1 guy touching someone else's property and invading someone else's space.

He gassing the guy..hey i dont need agree with every clown here..

[fanjita]

7 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said:

He gassing the guy..hey i dont need agree with every clown here..

Why you getting personal?  If you touch my property then I'll stand up to you.

 

Edited November 28, 2017 by fanjita

[eddie61]

both are equally endowed with the buffalo-gene

[mauGR1]

37 minutes ago, FritsSikkink said:

Only 1 guy touching someone else's property and invading someone else's space.

The Thai moron overreacted, defending him says something about you.

[FritsSikkink]

2 minutes ago, mauGR1 said:

The Thai moron overreacted, defending him says something about you.

yes it does, nobody touches my stuff.

[FritsSikkink]

14 minutes ago, Destiny1990 said:

He gassing the guy..hey i dont need agree with every clown here..

killing his lungs, gassing him. You are a drama queen.

[jimster]

2 hours ago, observer90210 said:

Some westeners just feel a bit too superior when abroad.

 

Sorry for the wounded tourist, but he would have avoided the whole issue in just minding his own business.

 

I will get a good bashing here for saying this, but if people rant in real life as they do so here, it's just no surprise that such things occur.

 

Wish the poor fellow a prompt recovery and hope the suspect is arrested and jailed nevertheless.

Superior, or perhaps just too nosey, they like getting involved in the business of strangers.

 

For example, I don't talk to strangers here unless there's a good reason to - Thais don't either, it's just weird. It's also embarrassing. The last thing a foreigner needs is to draw unnecessary attention to oneself by doing something that no local would do. In order to blend in, I do as the locals do. When in Rome...

 

Nevertheless, the attack on this Swiss fella was unwarranted and unnecessary, but perhaps the owner of the bike thought the Swiss guy was trying to steal it.