Gunfire Erupts Near Pattaya Walking Street, Women Assaulted

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Pattaya —Two Thai women filed a complaint to Pattaya police after being allegedly assaulted and threatened with a gun by a group of teenagers near Pattaya Walking Street last weekend. The group also fired a gun on the street, terrifying tourists, the victims said.

On April 8th, 2024, Ms. A (pseudonym), 31 years old, and Ms. B (pseudonym), 25 years old, took their plight to local media, asking anyone to help track down a group of teenagers who reportedly attacked them near Pattaya Walking Street.

 

Ms. A said that the incident occurred at 5:00 AM on April 6th. She and her sister, Ms. B, were returning from Walking Street to a parking lot when they noticed a large group of teenagers gathered and talking as if they were about to fight. Their motorcycle was parked nearby, so Ms. A told the teenagers, “Excuse me, can I get my motorcycle please?” Ms. A, who was drunk, then told her sister that she didn’t care who was fighting, she just wanted to go home.

 

According to Ms. A, the teenagers likely overheard her conversation with her sister, so they started arguing with her. One woman then grabbed her hair and started slapping and kicking her. Another man also reportedly attacked her.

 

By Aim Tanakorn

Full story: The Thaiger 2024-04-09

 

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[pomchop]

so ms a is drunk and wants to get on motorcy and drive off into the night or "maybe" ms b was sober and ready to drive?....5 am wallking street walk into middle of bunch of kids ready to fight....what could go wrong?

[SAFETY FIRST]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Ms. A 

Ms. B 

I bet their friend, Ms. C was glad she stayed at home that night 

[Geoffggi]

And the police who are supposedly offering safety & protection for tourists were where ???? ...................LOL

 

[jacko45k]

Not  a great image for the town's major attraction. And wasn't the music festival done and dusted the week prior?. 

[rwill]

The teens noticing the woman was drunk attempted to possibly save her life by preventing her from driving her motorbike while intoxicated.

[ChrisY1]

53 minutes ago, Geoffggi said:

And the police who are supposedly offering safety & protection for tourists were where ???? ...................LOL

 

ZZZZZZZZZZZZZ......

[Gottfrid]

Not to worry, later today the police and the whole RTP will go out in force to assure us that everything is above board and totally safe during Song Kran holiday.

[Excogitator]

I remember they tried to promote Pattaya as a 'family-destination' a while back. Unreal..

[jacko45k]

20 minutes ago, Excogitator said:

I remember they tried to promote Pattaya as a 'family-destination' a while back. Unreal..

Well it can be, just don't take the kids to Walking St at 5am!

[2baht]

This can't be true! Pattaya is the family resort with a pristine, squeaky clean image! I won't hear otherwise! 

 

 

 

[Excogitator]

5 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

Well it can be, just don't take the kids to Walking St at 5am!

Up to each and everyone I guess. I, for one, would not bring my family there..

[klauskunkel]

5 hours ago, webfact said:

The group also fired a gun on the street, terrifying tourists

How many fingers were on that trigger? Only tourists were terrified while for the locals it was business as usual.

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a tall man, about 165-170 centimeters tall

Wow, Guinness Book material 

[mikebell]

Wasn't it yesterday there was a parade of high-ranking RTP officers strolling down WS & milking the photo-ops?

[brianthainess]

What ! in the Serene Bay of Pattaya, how could that be true? 

[sammieuk1]

Move on no Swiss or Austrians involved 🤔

[prakhonchai nick]

5 hours ago, SAFETY FIRST said:

I bet their friend, Ms. C was glad she stayed at home that night 

Ms C had probably gone for short-time 😀

[Emdog]

4 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

And the police who are supposedly offering safety & protection for tourists were where ???? ...................LOL

 

They were locals, not tourists, so no need for police to do anything. Besides, teens had a gun! Cops might get shot!

[Mr Meeseeks]

4 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

And the police who are supposedly offering safety & protection for tourists were where ???? ...................LOL

 

 

The Police offer that service? 🤔

[Mr Meeseeks]

1 hour ago, mikebell said:

Wasn't it yesterday there was a parade of high-ranking RTP officers strolling down WS & milking the photo-ops?

 

All they are good for. Utterly useless to a man.

 

I remember one cop that loved a photo op, look what is currently happening to him. 🤭

[wombat]

4 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

And the police who are supposedly offering safety & protection for tourists were where ???? ...................LOL

 

@ 5 AM?
having breakfast silly 😱

[thaibeachlovers]

2 hours ago, Excogitator said:

Up to each and everyone I guess. I, for one, would not bring my family there..

I wish no one would take families to Pattaya. They are ruining the place.

[bbi1]

4 hours ago, Geoffggi said:

And the police who are supposedly offering safety & protection for tourists were where ???? ...................LOL

 

Where the hell in the OP's post did it say they were tourists? They were local Thai people.

[kidneyw]

Ms. A said "this incident was a brazen act of violence that showed no regard for the law. It also damaged the image of Pattaya as a world-class tourist destination."

 

Do any Thais actually believe this?

[BigStar]

10 hours ago, pomchop said:

5 am wallking street walk into middle of bunch of kids ready to fight....what could go wrong?

 

Perhaps they didn't know the bunch of kids were ready to fight. You were not there to alert them, you see.

[PETERTHEEATER]

11 hours ago, webfact said:

....they noticed a large group of teenagers gathered and talking as if they were about to fight. Their motorcycle was parked nearby,.......

Just in case readers are perplexed it was a very large motorcycle.