Pattaya punch-up: Ex-US soldier seeks answers as Thai man delivers unexpected blow

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A former US soldier sought help from locals in Pattaya after a Thai man punched him in the face. The victim was unaware of the motive for the attack.

Mueang Pattaya Police Station officers and rescue team rushed to the Pattaya Sai Song Road near Soi Pattaya 13 after a Thai woman, 44 year old Nattanan, notified them about the injured foreign man, who was later identified as a former US soldier, Demetri.

 

According to the officers, the 53 year old’s face and shirt were covered in blood. He was using tissue paper to absorb the blood that kept coming out of his nose. Rescuers gave him first aid before taking him to Mueang Pattaya Hospital. The doctor later revealed that Demetri had a broken nose.

The Thai woman, Nattanan, recounted the situation she witnessed to the police. She explained that she was in her massage shop in front of Soi Pattaya 13, and her employees asked her to check on the foreign man who came to the shop for help.

 

Nattanan stated that she saw the man lose a lot of blood and immediately reported the matter to the police and rescue team. While waiting, she talked to the foreigner and learned that he had been attacked by a Thai man.

 

by Petch Petpailin

Photo via Amarin TV

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-12-08

 

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[scubascuba3]

CCTV needed

[Uttaradit farang]

28 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

CCTV needed

I’m sure if it was a Thai guy punched in the face and sustained a broken nose the police would have checked CCTV and had someone in custody now !

[2baht]

19 minutes ago, Uttaradit farang said:

I’m sure if it was a Thai guy punched in the face and sustained a broken nose the police would have checked CCTV and had someone in custody now !

Fifteen other Thais would have retalliated!

[harleyclarkey]

Unprovoked attack, woman raped on Koh Chang, utter carnage on the roads, gun violence, etc etc  .....and TAT wonders why the Chinese (and others?) are not coming. 

 

[nausea]

As always, need the other side to this story. It's a worrying precedent if guys are just lashing out for no reason (however meagre that

reason might be). It's something I've witnessed in the UK, but not here.

[CLUBBER]

28 minutes ago, nausea said:

As always, need the other side to this story. It's a worrying precedent if guys are just lashing out for no reason (however meagre that

reason might be). It's something I've witnessed in the UK, but not here.

Something I have witnessed also in the US ( NYC) and in Germany but not here in Thailand unless alcohol involved

[jacko45k]

1 minute ago, CLUBBER said:

Something I have witnessed also in the US ( NYC) and in Germany but not here in Thailand unless alcohol involved

Yes I recall a spate of people randomly being punched real hard as they walked the streets in the USA, some form of entertainment. Needs to be stopped before they take it to another level. 

[2baht]

1 hour ago, nausea said:

As always, need the other side to this story. It's a worrying precedent if guys are just lashing out for no reason (however meagre that

reason might be). It's something I've witnessed in the UK, but not here.

Once referred to as a king hit, now widely called the "coward punch!"

[ThaiFelix]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Ahhhh memory lane... doesn't help this guy one bit.

yeah but.................................................

[chiman]

I highly doubt it was just a sucker punch 

[stoner]

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

CCTV needed

 

broken at the time. 

[soalbundy]

He should try to see the funny side of it....he got to see the 'Land of Smiles' from a new perspective and got to meet new people.

[ThaiFelix]

I feel the same way about the US but against the regime not their individuals.

[rwill]

The original article does say police are checking security cameras.

 

Also at the end it mentions that a similar thing happened to a Russian woman about a month ago.

[helloagain]

1 hour ago, harleyclarkey said:

Unprovoked attack, woman raped on Koh Chang, utter carnage on the roads, gun violence, etc etc  .....and TAT wonders why the Chinese (and others?) are not coming. 

 

I think if the world next December and January nobody goes to pattaya, and that is the only way to teach them. And I mean nobody goes there. Readers, airlines, taxis, hotels and bar girls will all suffer until they clean up their act. 

[newbee2022]

1 hour ago, hotchilli said:

Ahhhh memory lane... doesn't help this guy one bit.

Obviously a bad lane though😕

[ThaiFelix]

3 cheers to the massage girls crying out "No one left behind"!  bwahahaha!

[harrycallahan]

4 minutes ago, sikishrory said:

The Man of Steel has arrived

'Steel plate in head' will be another anecdote oft recited. 

[daveAustin]

2 hours ago, nausea said:

As always, need the other side to this story. It's a worrying precedent if guys are just lashing out for no reason (however meagre that

reason might be). It's something I've witnessed in the UK, but not here.

Personally not seen this in the UK unprovoked but I have here. Local males can be incredibly jealous of farangs (or he may have been slighted previously or just nuts) and Pattaya is not the most convivial of places. 

[Bangkok Barry]

3 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

CCTV needed

 

Read the link.

Mueang Pattaya Police Station would review the security cameras along the road to see where the attack took place and who the assailant was.

[Bangkok Barry]

3 hours ago, Uttaradit farang said:

I’m sure if it was a Thai guy punched in the face and sustained a broken nose the police would have checked CCTV and had someone in custody now !

 

Read the link.

Mueang Pattaya Police Station would review the security cameras along the road to see where the attack took place and who the assailant was.

[kennw]

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Ahhhh memory lane... doesn't help this guy one bit.

Yes please stick to the topic, or go to one of the gossip forums to post it.

[Bangkok Barry]

1 hour ago, OneMoreFarang said:

It seems to me lots of Americans don't realize that their ghetto language might work at home but is not suitable for more civilized parts of the world. 

 

You usually make such good posts, but I guess everyone can have a bad day.

[Bangkok Barry]

53 minutes ago, helloagain said:

I think if the world next December and January nobody goes to pattaya, and that is the only way to teach them. And I mean nobody goes there. Readers, airlines, taxis, hotels and bar girls will all suffer until they clean up their act. 

 

They tried that during the pandemic. Didn't have any long term effect, it seems. Same with Phuket after the tsunami. The scum always rises back to the top.

[Felton Jarvis]

Regardless of circumstances, the farang is always wrong.

[mikebell]

ONE Thai takes on a US (ex) marine albeit with a cowardly blow?  This is startling news.  The Thai equivalent to Billee No-Mates.

[steven100]

more to this story than being told.   Was he chatting up the Thai guy's gf ...  

[ArtVandelay]

Whenever I feel like going back to Pattaya, all I need to do is read another story like this.  

[Hakuna Matata]

Probably, there WAS a motive.

 

It would be interesting to listen to the Thai man who punched him.