Patong tourist attackers remain in custody – investigation continues

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Patong tourist attackers remain in custody – investigation continues

By The Thaiger

 

 

Six Patong taxi and tuk tuk driver suspects remain in custody following the assault of a middle eastern tourist. Two video clips of taxi drivers attacking the tourist in Patong went viral in social media last week.

 

Six suspects were arrested by Opting Police last week.

 

Patong Police say they will face charges of assault causing serious mental and physical injury.

 

Full story: https://thethaiger.com/news/phuket/patong-tourist-attackers-remain-in-custody-investigation-continues

 

-- © Copyright The Thaiger 2019-04-02

 

 

[LivinginKata]

"Six suspects were arrested by Opting Police last week."  - where is Opting ?

 

But good too see that these guys are still in jail rather than the reported 500 baht fine.

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All six Patong taxi, tuk-tuk drivers charged for beating tourists denied bail

By Tanyaluk Sakoot

 

All six suspects involved in the attack have been denied bail and are being held in remand. Image: Screengrab / Supplied

 

PHUKET: All six suspects charged for beating two tourists from the UAE to the ground and kicking them repeatedly in Patong last Thursday night (Mar 28) have been refused bail and are being held in remand, Patong Police have confirmed.

 

Patong Police Chief Col Anotai Jindamanee told The Phuket News today (April 2), “Five suspects are being held at Phuket Provincial prison right now. The other one suspect is not over 20 years old. He will be handed over to the Phuket Juvenile and Family Court today.

 

“They all have already been charged with affray causing bodily harm by attacking two tourists,” Col Anotai confirmed.

Read more at https://www.thephuketnews.com/all-six-patong-taxi-tuk-tuk-drivers-charged-for-beating-tourists-denied-bail-70941.php#whKHMrrIZuLTI83F.99

 

 

-- © Copyright Phuket News 2019-04-02

[petermik]

And when things quieten down they will be released on payment of "tea money"...........

[beechbum]

3 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

"Six suspects were arrested by Opting Police last week."  - where is Opting ?

 

But good too see that these guys are still in jail rather than the reported 500 baht fine.

Maybe it should read, opting to turn themselves in?

Agreed, good to see them being denied bail.

[Monkeyrobot]

Show there faces so I know which tuk tuk tuks to avoid. 

[Khaeng Mak]

Why are they not charged with attempted murder?

[Richard Kuklinski]

8 hours ago, LivinginKata said:

"Six suspects were arrested by Opting Police last week."  - where is Opting ?

 

But good too see that these guys are still in jail rather than the reported 500 baht fine.

Opting Police are police that Opt to do their job from time to time.   ????

[rkidlad]

“They have been refused bail while the investigation is in process. If police granted them bail, then the suspects might flee the charges,”

 

Funny how it's mostly the poor (the very people who couldn't go very far for very long) who are refused bail on the common-sense precedent of "suspects might flee charges".

 

I hope these scumbags get proper prison time. I won't hold my breath, though. 

Edited April 3, 2019 by rkidlad

[Penicillin]

14 hours ago, Monkeyrobot said:

Show there faces so I know which tuk tuk tuks to avoid. 

That’s an easy one.  Avoid ALL tuk tuks unless you don’t mind being cheated . 

[Vacuum]

On 4/2/2019 at 11:43 AM, Monkeyrobot said:

Show there faces so I know which tuk tuk tuks to avoid. 

They're all the same.

[LomSak27]

Blurring out Tuk Tuk beat down thugs faces. Protect the guilty, you have to love it.  

 

TAT is on about more middle east tourists.

 

TAT, we have a problem.

[Old Croc]

These thugs have already spent more time in prison than I would have  thought possible.

What a change from a case a few years ago when a group of these criminals chased and stabbed 3 Australian lads, seriously injuring one of them.  The drivers were temporarily arrested until another, non-involved, Tuk Tuk driver appeared and claimed the boys had kicked his vehicle causing minor damage. The cops then threatened the tourists with  charges of criminal damage, and a long stay in remand awaiting a distant court date, unless they dropped their charges and departed.

They left, case closed.