Chiang Mai: "Farang" attacked me from behind, tried to kill me and robbed me, says bloodied Thai student

[Accidental Tourist]

did he wore a mask?!

[mvdf]

So you're all mocking this critically injured Thai and making fun of the fact that he almost lost his life as a result of this assault? But hey, why should I be surprised as this is ethically acceptable amongst some here.

Edited February 16, 2020 by mvdf

[sanemax]

4 minutes ago, mvdf said:

So you're all mocking this critically injured Thai and making fun of the fact that he almost lost his life as a result of this assault? But hey, why should I be surprised as this is ethically acceptable amongst some here.

No we are not all mocking him .

Some of us think that theres more to this story than he is saying .

[Moo 2]

That's a change, normally it's the other way around.

[Redline]

On 2/15/2020 at 2:17 PM, Just Weird said:

Maybe, but the point is that the victim saw him.

If he didn’t hear him, or see his passport, there is not way he knows where he was from-impossible-all Americans (except natives) originally came from Europe 

[Redline]

21 hours ago, hatewaitin said:

Apparently so, they use heavy objects?

 

Now I know ????

[Redline]

21 hours ago, hatewaitin said:

Apparently so, hit with a club

I guess he could not have been American or Australian

[Samuel Smith]

Whilst I agree that we get some dodgy characters amongst the western tourists, the location of the attack is not where you would normally expect to find them.

[DLock]

On 2/15/2020 at 11:37 AM, sanuk711 said:

jussie smollett  ,,,,,comes to mind............

 

My thoughts exactly.

 

We're they wearing MAGA hats, said "this is MAGA country" and poured bleach on the kid after putting a noose around his neck?

[aussienam]

On 2/15/2020 at 1:15 PM, Swede65 said:

What strike me as odd is that when he got back up he found the camera and WALLET was missing... Hmmm... Did he have his wallet out taking pictures of it or? Or did he lose it tumbling down? 

No matter what happened a sad story, either because it really happened or the need to make something up...

What's so odd about that?  He was severely assaulted and someone went through his pockets most likely and took the wallet and the camera.  Nothing unusual there.  When you have been bashed over the head, you most likely lose consciousness briefly as well and blood loss, shock etc. 

If you are posing a theory of the report being fictitious then we are likely looking at a case of Munchausen Syndrome, which is quite rare. Or insurance fraud. 

I very much doubt it MS.  I doubt it is an insurance job either.  But only the investigating police looking at all aspects of forensic evidence, and other evidence in a totally objective manner could form the most likely conclusion, not a Thai Visa couch potato typing away his/her theory based off a journalist report. 

Edited February 16, 2020 by aussienam

[ChaiyaTH]

21 minutes ago, aussienam said:

What's so odd about that?  He was severely assaulted and someone went through his pockets most likely and took the wallet and the camera.  Nothing unusual there. 

Except that nobody went trough his pockets. So the odd thing is that he somehow had his wallet stolen too unless it was in a bag on the floor before getting hit.

Anyway, I do not doubt he lost items and that this happened to him but would think it is very strange for a Farang to be on top of the mountain, just to wait for someone and club him/her, to then only get a camera lens and wallet containing perhaps 1K baht max? Would make more sense for a poor local to do.

[Benmart]

It all sounds rather confusing; both the story and the story behind the story. More shall be revealed.

[RJRS1301]

26 minutes ago, aussienam said:

What strike me as odd is that when he got back up he found the camera and WALLET was missing... Hmmm... Did he have his wallet out taking pictures of it or? Or did he lose it tumbling down? 

I thnk I read that he rolled down an embankment, perfectly likely his fell out of his clothing,camera equipment top of embankment, alledged assailant makes off with the equipment. Victim left.

 

[lovethai123]

30 minutes ago, aussienam said:

only the investigating police looking at all aspects of forensic evidence,

You really think thai police will properly investigate the matter. 

[ChaiyaTH]

In the near future some article will state ''Farangs need to show passport when entering and exiting Doi Suthep''.

Edited February 16, 2020 by ChaiyaTH

[RJRS1301]

3 minutes ago, lovethai123 said:

You really think thai police will properly investigate the matter. 

Well I sure hope they do, 

[sanemax]

Just now, RJRS1301 said:

Well I sure hope they do, 

The victim probably doesnt 

[lovethai123]

Just now, sanemax said:

The victim probably doesnt 

It will come out as  a story related to debt, saving of face and homosexuality.

 

[tifino]

On 2/15/2020 at 5:21 PM, Redline said:

Do Europeans hit differently?

they don't hunt in Packs

[RJRS1301]

10 minutes ago, lovethai123 said:

It will come out as  a story related to debt, saving of face and homosexuality.

 

Oh dear.

 

[steven100]

money owed ....  and made the story up ... 

[lovethai123]

7 minutes ago, steven100 said:

money owed ....  and made the story up ... 

Money owed to a farang lover? Could be a love triangle involving a macho type thai and a lonely farang. Things got bad for this two timing cheating thai student.

Edited February 16, 2020 by lovethai123

[namatjira]

Not a major concern , look at all the farang that get a stiletto 

In the near from a ladyboy swinging the shoes in anger...

common occurrence down in soi 6.

[Caine]

Gay boy out up to no good approached the wrong guy and got a smack in the ear for his trouble. My theory

[ta158]

 many mentions of people saying this never happened and it is false claim, and all complain and get upset.

 

But when an farang gets robbed, I always see comments saying they made It up.

 

In conclusion Thais can never rob,and Europeans either. It must be an alien.

Edited February 16, 2020 by ta158

[lovethai123]

2 hours ago, Caine said:

Gay boy out up to no good approached the wrong guy and got a smack in the ear for his trouble. My theory

He does seem a bit gay.

[les Dennis]

European ! Counts the Brits out then.

[balo]

I would not be surprised if this was a Russian guy, plenty of Russian criminals in Thailand up to no good.  

[Sydebolle]

I am sure that the CCTV recordings so wisely installed literally everywhere will reveal it all ........ unless Somchai sold cameras and installed dummies ???? 

The story stinks to heaven, how can a student distinguish a Caucasian from an European and, unless the attacker had a personal vendetta it might be less than likely, that the attacker was an alien. 

Possibly not all facts are revealed but keep the farang bashing going, excellent to separate the slime from quality tourism. 

[drbeach]

Not all Thais are completely ignorant of the outside world. Plenty know the difference between various European nationalities and Australians/Americans/Canadians. Though the term "farang" simply describes anyone of European descent.

 

Anyway, crime happens everywhere and there are indeed farang criminals who might do something like this, but I have my doubts about this story. I have never heard of a farang randomly attacking another person, Thai or otherwise, in Thailand. Even Thais generally don't randomly attack strangers either, whether Thai, farang or another race/ethnicity/nationality. There is almost always more to these stories.