The police in Chonburi are on the hunt for a young local suspect following an assault on a 72-year-old Dutch tourist diagnosed with Alzheimer's.

 

The victim, Alphons, suffered a broken nose, resulting in a profuse nosebleed. The incident has stirred up considerable community outrage due to the vulnerable state of the victim, reported Daily News.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

The assault reportedly occurred on July 5th after a disagreement over rental fees at the victim's accommodation. Mr. Alphons was discovered bloodied and requesting assistance at a nearby checkpoint in Huay Yai. Responding officers promptly transferred him to the closest hospital.

 

Picture: Daily News

 

As initial inquiries continue, the law enforcement remains dedicated to capturing the perpetrator. Local residents, who assisted the injured tourist, strongly criticized the perpetrator's actions, especially considering the victim's elderly age and condition.

 

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is it just me or does it seem violent attacks are steadily on the rise here ?

As the movie title said.

"No country for old men"

At least not in the tourist zones.

But if you live among a good family in rural Thailand, they are different.

27 minutes ago, Joe Farang said:

But if you live among a good family in rural Thailand, they are different.

until they aren't. 

'Police Hunt Down Culprit for Attack on Elderly Dutch Tourist in Chonburi' or put another way, 'have not yet hunted down culprit.' I was about to congratulate (for the 1st time ever) the local police (who are still waiting for someone to blab and do their job for them as every other day.)

Should not be hard to hunt down if attack was result of disagreement over rental... one would think...

But... photo shows him sitting on motorcycle with sidecar.... IS that how he gets around? AND he has Alzheimer's

Am I the only one who thinks might lead to traffic accidents, etc?

He's an old Dutchman. He probably had an idea what the cost was gonna be. But it was 5 baht over so he told the guy to f off. 72 and still doesn't know when to cut his losses, (i have dutch grand parents. I know how they are)