Couple Attacked On Bypass Road

[george]

Couple attacked on bypass road

RASSADA: -- A Phuket man is recovering in Vachira Phuket Hospital from being beaten and blasted by a shotgun when he and his wife were attacked by a motorbike gang on the bypass road early on Monday morning.

Lt Theeradet Jiraksa, Duty Officer at Phuket City Police Station, told the Gazette that Chatchai Chuenjitsoonthorn, 26, and his wife, Maliwan, were riding their motorbike home after a late-night meal when they stopped for a red light at the Tesco-Lotus intersection about 1:30 am.

While they waited, about 20 youths on about 10 motorcycles pulled up around them. K. Maliwan reported that the group of riders, incensed by the way K. Chatchai looked at them, started to follow them, Lt Theeradet explained.

The gang hurled insults and beer bottles at K. Chatchai, eventually causing him to lose control of the motorbike and fall off. The gang then pulled up around the couple, and about six youths dismounted their bikes and started beating K. Chatchai while the rest looked on.

K. Chatchai hit one of the youths, who in retaliation pulled out a sawed-off shotgun and fired into K. Chatchai’s side. The gang then fled, leaving K. Chatchai by the side of the road.

K. Maliwan sustained minor injuries in the fall but was otherwise unharmed.

K. Chatchai was taken to Vachira Hospital, where he is still recovering from his injuries. His wounds are reported as not being life threatening.

The couple identified the shooter from police photographs. A warrant for the arrest of a Phuket youth has been issued, Lt Theeradet said.

--Phuket Gazette 2007-02-21

[Briggsy]

1:30am. The police have gone home.

[smartecosse]

the scum seem to think that they are beyond being held accountable on this island for some reason

and tis always a larhe group against one, typical little cowards

[Dupont]

the scum seem to think that they are beyond being held accountable on this island for some reason

and tis always a larhe group against one, typical little cowards

Lots of the little scum blasting up and down the Island all evening and night every night. Never with helmets on, ususally three up on the bikes, weaving and roaring past cars on both sides at the same time.

Police! They are looking out for tea money and foreigners dropping litter or parking on the wrong side of the road.

No money = no police involvement in crime prevention. They don't mind rounding up a few bad uns later on as it gets their mugs in the paper and if they are very lucky, on Phuket TV.