Thai woman assaulted by Swiss man in Phuket

[webfact]

 

A female doctor in Thailand is seeking justice after being attacked by a Swiss man for sitting on the staircase of his beachfront villa in Phuket. The foreign man is reported to be the owner of an elephant sanctuary with alleged connections with the high-ranking Thai police.

 

The father of the victim, Chaiyachot Uttamang, took to Facebook to share the story of his daughter who is a doctor at Bangkok Hospital Phuket. Chaiyachot said his daughter was physically assaulted by a 45 year old Swiss man, whose identity remained undisclosed, on the beach at the Yamu Cape in the Thalang district of Phuket at 7.30pm on February 24.

 

According to Chaiyachot, the female doctor and her colleague had dinner at a Taste Yamu restaurant and enjoyed the beach after the meal. They encountered a security guard on the beach who permitted them to relax at the spot, leading them to believe it was a public beach.

 

The doctor sat on the steps connecting luxury villa number 23 to the beach, thinking it was a public staircase. Unexpectedly, she was attacked from behind. When she turned around she found the attacker was a foreign man weighing over 100 kilogrammes.

The foreign man, later identified as a Swiss national, recorded a video while assaulting her and kept shouting vulgarities at her and her friend.

 

They rushed to seek help from the security guard, who came to the incident scene with them. Upon their return, they met the Swiss man’s Thai wife and hoped the situation would improve.

 

Saves elephants, hurts women

 

However, the doctor’s hope was shattered when the Thai woman shouted abuse at them.

 

“Hey, bi*ches. Don’t you know that you shouldn’t sit outside my home? I can shoot you two right away, and no one could arrest me because my son is a police officer. I know the police chief, and I will put you in jail. I will call the chief now!”

The Swiss man also shouted at the doctor and her friend.

 

“Are you local? Are you Thai? You know, I am not paying a million baht a month to rent this villa for you to sit, OK?”

 

Two police officers arrived 15 minutes later, stating that both parties violated the law. The doctor trespassed on the foreigner’s property and he physically assaulted her. The officers urged the doctor not to file a complaint and asked her to resolve the issue on the spot.

 

Police said the penalty for the trespassing charge was a lot harsher. It can result in four years in jail while the foreign man could pay compensation to end the physical assault charge.

 

According to the doctor, she offered three options to the foreigner and his wife: apologise mutually and end the matter, separate without an apology, or proceed with legal proceedings.

 

The foreigner rejected the agreement and ordered the doctor to apologise to him. He insisted that he would never apologise for the assault and would file a complaint to the police to ensure the doctor went to jail.

 

The doctor decided to file a complaint against the foreign man at Thalang Police Station. She discovered he was the owner of an elephant sanctuary in Phuket, prompting her to question his behaviour.

“This man promises to protect elephants but hurts a woman?”

 

Concerned that their complaint might be ignored due to the Swiss man’s influence and connections, the doctor and her father shared their story publicly, hoping to garner support for justice.

 

by Petch Petpailin

Photo via Facebook/ Chaiyachot Uttamang

 

Source: The Thaiger 2024-02-29

 

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[flyingtlger]

23 minutes ago, webfact said:

Concerned that their complaint might be ignored due to the Swiss man’s influence and connections, the doctor and her father shared their story publicly, hoping to garner support for justice.

BOYCOTT THE ELPHANT SANCTUARY!!!!

The Swiss and his wife are total jerks, especially assaulting a woman.....

[SAFETY FIRST]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Swiss national, recorded a video while assaulting her and kept shouting vulgarities at her and her friend.

 

Hey, bi*ches. Don’t you know that you shouldn’t sit outside my home? I can shoot you two right away

 

OK, seems like a crazy overweight/obese, foreigner (Swiss dude) goes berserk, needlessly assaulting woman and threatening to shoot her. 

 

Nothing new here, move on.

 

[Dan747]

WOW-Amazing Thailand.

[SAFETY FIRST]

23 minutes ago, Dan747 said:

WOW-Amazing Thailand.

Yes, agree. 

 

Amazing how they allow these crazy foreigners to live here in Thailand. 

 

[theshu25]

Fat jerk for being so rude to the thai lady. Hope he gets whats coming to him. 

[Olmate]

Sweet thai wife too, ideal couple! Farely common I,m afraid among the newly rich hiso lookalikes! 

[patongphil]

I wonder what the other side of the story is - pretty one sided report.

[D M G]

Arrogant

 

[Pdavies99]

He will be reviled by the locals, I do hope he does not seek medical treatment locally!

 

He should wise up and make a public apology#!

 

Dummkopf!!

[IamNoone88]

Put a black magic curse on the Swiss guy. It works in the movies!

[kwaussie]

Should have been a storm in a teacup, no need for assault, the doc thought she could sit there so just explain private property and move on. 

[trevoromgh]

If the guy is so obsessed with privacy why hasn't he fenced and gated his property rather than leaving it open like the photo shows?   Sticking two piddly signs up saying 'No Trespassing' is clearly not enough and shouldn't warrant the reaction which 'supposedly' happened.   

[Hummin]

23 minutes ago, patongphil said:

I wonder what the other side of the story is - pretty one sided report.

Should be evidence since he filmed the attack. Trespassing my  ⚫️ butt

[harrycallahan]

Start by checking land boundaries and development approvals. He'll soon shut up. 

[SAFETY FIRST]

24 minutes ago, Pdavies99 said:

I do hope he does not seek medical treatment locally

Yes, brain transplants very expensive in Thailand. 

 

[nightfox]

Blame the corrupt Phuket police and Thai justice system for continuing for this type of actions to continue as it will never change. I bet if this Swiss elephant killed the doctor it will be justified because she was sitting on his steps. 

[newbee2022]

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Yes, agree. 

 

Amazing how they allow these crazy foreigners to live here in Thailand. 

 

Yeah, there should be a proper "craziness" test when entering this country. Also an IQ test I demand.🥳

[Reigntax]

32 minutes ago, trevoromgh said:

If the guy is so obsessed with privacy why hasn't he fenced and gated his property rather than leaving it open like the photo shows?   Sticking two piddly signs up saying 'No Trespassing' is clearly not enough and shouldn't warrant the reaction which 'supposedly' happened.   

maybe he prefers looking at the beach and water view rather than at a fence.

yes. One “ no trespassing” sign is sufficient if the property boundary can be clearly established.

but overall it does appear that a minor request to move on has turned into a major incident.

[bradiston]

1 hour ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

Yes, agree. 

 

Amazing how they allow these crazy foreigners to live here in Thailand. 

 

Yeah but looks at his wife's behaviour. Karenesque to say the least. And beaches are public. Ok, his steps aren't maybe, but what in god's name is the problem? Put a fence round them if you don't want people sitting on them. Or a notice saying Private Property. No case of trespass. They're probably illegally placed in any case. What a nasty nest of vipers.

[Skipalongcassidy]

45 minutes ago, patongphil said:

I wonder what the other side of the story is - pretty one sided report.

Let's see the video... but I don't think that the elephant man would want that.

[steven100]

Two wrongs happened here .... the doctor lady trespassing  ...  and the Swiss guy assaults the trespasser.

 

Now, in a proper court of law the Swiss guy would be fined and jailed for the assault as he took the law into his own hands by the attack on the doctor.

But in Thailand,  the proper law and judicial system means absolutely nothing, so anyone's guess what a judge would rule.   

[Mitkof Island]

Typical creepy Swiss in Thailand can,t stand them myself . Phuket is a pit I just avoid the stress and foreigners in general.

[AhFarangJa]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

Police said the penalty for the trespassing charge was a lot harsher. It can result in four years in jail while the foreign man could pay compensation to end the physical assault charge

This is a good example of the crazy laws here. How is it possible that a minor charge like trespass can be four years in jail, while a physical assault can be bought off. I may be wrong, please tell me if I am, but even now after more than 3 decades here I still believe the laws are geared towards the rich and influential at the expense of the common man.

[sammieuk1]

Is the 100kg+ Swiss known as Rollie 🤔

[DjSilver]

Wait, so a dog was trespassing, and the owner threw out the dog?

[bradiston]

20 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

This is a good example of the crazy laws here. How is it possible that a minor charge like trespass can be four years in jail, while a physical assault can be bought off. I may be wrong, please tell me if I am, but even now after more than 3 decades here I still believe the laws are geared towards the rich and influential at the expense of the common man.

 

"Thai Criminal Code

Section 362: Trespass

 

Whoever, entering into the immovable property belonging to the other person so as to take possession of such property in whole or in any part or entering into such property to do any act disturbing the peaceful possession of such person, shall be imprisoned not out of one year or fined not more of two thousand Baht, or both."

 

So the cop was talking out of his arse in order to scare the doctor, presumably. And a judge would never convict on the basis of sitting on a step to rest. There was no intent and no disturbance. Nasty bxstard Swiss. Definitely do him for assault. Lock him up!

[GammaGlobulin]

One more Thaiger gem!

 

Will we never get enough?

 

 

[hotchilli]

3 hours ago, webfact said:

“Hey, bi*ches. Don’t you know that you shouldn’t sit outside my home? I can shoot you two right away, and no one could arrest me because my son is a police officer. I know the police chief, and I will put you in jail. I will call the chief now!”

Lovely wife...

It's always nice to start off politely and inform them that they are actually sitting on private property and that if it's not too inconvenient would they mind finding another seating area.

[Ben Zioner]

Shining example of great [Phuket] police work...