British man chased by Thai with a knife after he refuses to buy him a beer

[webfact]

Picture: Channel 7

 

A British man was chased in the street by a knife wielding Thai man after he repeated asked for a beer and was refused and then was told to go home. 

 

The case reached Thai national TV news Channel 7 after a clip and information was posted by Mr Jack's wife Nalinnara, 28, on Facebook.

 

In the Facebook post requesting information about the man in the video it was stated that the man approached a group of Thais and the foreigner drinking at a shop in Phraeksa Soi 10, Muang Samut Prakan, south east of the Thai capital Bangkok.

 

The poster said her husband didn't have any money with him and turned down the man's request for a beer.

 

But he wouldn't stop and asked "twenty plus" times for a beer creating annoyance.

 

Eventually the Brit stood up and told the man to go home.

 

To defuse the situation one of the Thais present fronted up the price of a beer. 

 

But the man came back 5 minutes later armed with a knife. The foreigner ran off leaving his motorcycle.

 

The assailant chased him, couldn't find him then returned to the shop to ask where the foreigner lived. Apparently this was not the first time this man had done something like this.

 

Reporters from Channel 7 went to the area and spoke to the owners of a grocer's opposite called Ms Neung who said it happened at about 10.30 pm on Saturday 18th December. 

 

She confirmed the Facebook details adding that there was a considerable commotion.

 

She said that she knew the British man who was a frequent customer and that he was a polite and nice guy. When asked where he lived the other people present on the night in question said they didn't know.

 

The Thai man had made trouble for someone else two months ago, she said.

 

Nalinnara told the media that her husband had gone to the shop opposite to buy cigarettes then been invited over for a beer by some Thai friends.

 

She said that Jack ran 200 meters to escape the man leaving his bike. 

 

He was now scared to leave the house. 

 

She provided the Muang Samut Prakan police with a clip and they are now investigating. 

 

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[bendejo]

Anybody we know?

 

[grain]

Something for all the potential "quality tourists" to look forward to.

[Bert got kinky]

12 minutes ago, bendejo said:

Anybody we know?

 

 

Why yes, it's Mr. Jack.

 

[Bert got kinky]

3 minutes ago, grain said:

Something for all the potential "quality tourists" to look forward to.

Quality tourists in Phraeksa.  ????

 

 

[SAFETY FIRST]

21 minutes ago, bendejo said:

Anybody we know?

 

Somchai 

[mancub]

When "Mr Jack" met "Mr Jerk" !

 

[GeorgeCross]

what do you expect when the usual deterrent is a slapped wrist, whilst the foreigner could get deported if he dares to protect himself.

[Berkshire]

Smart move, to run away.  You gain nothing by confronting a knife-wielding psycho. 

[RandiRona]

Well...that is the reason Thai govt wasnt allowing alcohol to be served. It's to protect Falangs!!

[mokwit]

You could have been forgiven from the headline for thinking a foreigner asked a Thai man to buy him a beer.

[StayinThailand2much]

47 minutes ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Somchai 

Somchai Iamentitledtootherpeoplesmoney

[worgeordie]

Some knife ...more like a Machete ,trying to behead him ,no wonder

he did a runner.

regards worgeordie

[mokwit]

18 minutes ago, StayinThailand2much said:

Somchai Iamentitledtootherpeoplesmoney

More than once I have had some [usually drunken] Thai come up to me and demand money as it were some entitlement I had flown to Thailand just to give him.

 

 

[Denim]

Quality watering hole and patrons. Oh how those high so live.

[CharlieH]

Sat on the side of the road, on the curb drinking at night, what could possibly go wrong.

Another one left his common sense in the departure lounge.

 

 

 

 

[Nickelbeer]

He should have bought him a beer and immediately left the premises.  I know trouble when I see it.

[jvs]

2 minutes ago, Nickelbeer said:

He should have bought him a beer and immediately left the premises.  I know trouble when I see it.

Maybe if you can buy beer for a nickel but imo it costs more.

[BostonRob2]

1 hour ago, mokwit said:

More than once I have had some [usually drunken] Thai come up to me and demand money as it were some entitlement I had flown to Thailand just to give him.

 

 

It's hardly ever happened to me but I have been invited to drink with Thais at their expense hundreds of times.

[cyril sneer]

Brit looks like a chav, i'm sure we don't know the full story

[John Drake]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

She said that Jack ran 200 meters to escape the man leaving his bike. 

 

He was now scared to leave the house. 

A British lion.

[The Hammer2021]

This kind of knife crime is so common in the UK this story would not be reported unless it ended in tragedy

[Lite Beer]

45 minutes ago, CharlieH said:

Sat on the side of the road, on the curb drinking at night, what could possibly go wrong.

Another one left his common sense in the departure lounge.

 

 

 

 

Yep. Blame the victim why don't you.

[kotsak]

Imagine as a tourist having to go through all the hoops and loops to gain entry to the country and then have to confront this kind of crapola.. ????

 

[mokwit]

11 minutes ago, BostonRob2 said:

It's hardly ever happened to me but I have been invited to drink with Thais at their expense hundreds of times.

Glad you are so integrated.

 

It depends what level of Thai society but I warn people NOT to accept invitations to sit down and drink with Thai's from Thai's below a certain level. The best you can hope for is the bill. The definer is if they are sitting around a bottle of Mekhong or Saang Thip. My polite refusal to an invitation is to explain I have stomach trouble - they seem to accept that as a genuine reason and not a put down/slight.

 

 

[Mac Mickmanus]

47 minutes ago, Nickelbeer said:

He should have bought him a beer and immediately left the premises.  I know trouble when I see it.

Then the Thai guy would go back for another beer , and another and another .

[robblok]

2 hours ago, Berkshire said:

Smart move, to run away.  You gain nothing by confronting a knife-wielding psycho. 

Best thing you can do to defend yourself is indeed to walk or run away. Epecially if its a crazy with a knife. Don't know why people would want to "defend"  themselves an other way. To protect pride ? too many downsides to doing so. I doubt you get deported for it if there is enough evidence who started it and you did not go overboard.

 

But IMHO running is the best defense especially if someone has a knife, but im sure all the ex SAS / Seals on this forum would have disarmed him while holding their beer in their other hand ????

[mahtin]

8 minutes ago, John Drake said:

A British lion.

Even rugger balls not much use against a nutter with a machete.

[cyril sneer]

7 minutes ago, The Hammer2021 said:

This kind of knife crime is so common in the UK this story would not be reported unless it ended in tragedy

they report it when the perpetrators are white 

[The Hammer2021]

6 minutes ago, mokwit said:

Glad you are so integrated.

 

It depends what level of Thai society but I warn people NOT to accept invitations to sit down and drink with Thai's from Thai's below a certain level. The best you can hope for is the bill. The definer is if they are sitting around a bottle of Mekhong or Saang Thip. My polite refusal to an invitation is to explain I have stomach trouble - they seem to accept that as a genuine reason and not a put down/slight.

 

 

The best excuse is fear and snobbery. I find they always accept that.