Intoxicated tourist detained after Pattaya restaurant altercation

[snoop1130]

 

An intoxicated tourist was apprehended in Pattaya following an alleged assault on a restaurant owner’s husband. The incident unfolded at a restaurant in Soi Pratumnak 4.

 

At 3.06am, today, November 18, 45 year old Grongkan Ketwetchasuriya, the owner of the establishment, approached Deputy Chief of Investigation, Sakyachai Chaidet, at the Pattaya City Police Station, seeking assistance in handling the unruly foreigner.

 

Police officers promptly arrived at the scene, encountering the tourist, who was visibly intoxicated and incoherent. The man, whose identity and nationality remain a mystery, was injured with a head wound.

 

Described as a white male between 30 and 35 years old, he spoke English fluently but had no identification on him. He was subsequently taken to the Pattaya City Police Station, where rescue workers administered first aid.

 

Grongkan recounted that the tourist attempted to use the restaurant’s services after closing hours. Upon informing him of the closure, the tourist expressed dissatisfaction. Being alone, she called her foreign husband for assistance.

 

 

Despite efforts from a neighbouring cannabis shop owner to persuade the tourist to leave, he resisted. The confrontation escalated when the intoxicated man allegedly struck Grongkan’s husband with a bottle. In defence, her husband retaliated with a stick, resulting in injuries to the tourist.

 

For Grongkan, the situation seemed to be continuously escalating, hence she felt it was necessary to contact the police.

 

Grongkan supplied police with CCTV footage and video evidence that seemingly illustrated the tourist as the aggressor in the altercation. The foreigner, detained in a holding cell at the Pattaya City Police Station, will remain there until he regains sobriety.

 

Police plan to question him to ensure a fair investigation for everyone involved, reported Pattaya News.

 

By Ryan Turner

 

Source: The Thaiger

-- 2024-11-18

 

 

[MalcolmB]

13 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

he spoke English fluently but had no identification on him.

That probably counts out Russians and Swiss.

My money is on one of our boys.

 

He must have been hungry.

[KhunBENQ]

1 hour ago, MalcolmB said:

That probably counts out Russians and Swiss.

My money is on one of our boys.

 

He must have been hungry.

You forgot French 😀

[richard_smith237]

8 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

You forgot French 😀

 

Why would he mention French... he's an anti-British bigot... not and anti-French bigot... 

 

If there reports were of a person speaking French fluently... there would be nothing to trigger his boring rhetoric. 

[Gottfrid]

When Thai news report speaking English fluently, that does not include any observation of a dialect. I think it´s the day of the Russkies.

[MalcolmB]

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

 

Why would he mention French... he's an anti-British bigot... not and anti-French bigot... 

 

If there reports were of a person speaking French fluently... there would be nothing to trigger his boring rhetoric. 

Calm down, you don’t have to start apologizing until it is confirmed.

 

If it is one of us I look forward to you claiming that the restaurant owners started it, that the reporting is inaccurate, and other bizarre claims based on your imagination.

 

Nice people the French, good food.

[Upnotover]

And all he got was a lousy t-shirt.

[MalcolmB]

1 hour ago, richard_smith237 said:

Why would he mention French

Because he was a Brit?

 

 

[Keeps]

3 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

That probably counts out Russians and Swiss.

My money is on one of our boys.

 

He must have been hungry.

What, an Aussie?

[Keeps]

18 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Calm down, you don’t have to start apologizing until it is confirmed.

 

If it is one of us I look forward to you claiming that the restaurant owners started it, that the reporting is inaccurate, and other bizarre claims based on your imagination.

 

Nice people the French, good food.

What, an Aussie?

[richard_smith237]

8 minutes ago, MalcolmB said:

Because he was a Brit?

 

 

 

You must have been overwhelmed with excitement when you discovered that clip !!!... 

 

 

 

 

[richard_smith237]

4 minutes ago, Keeps said:

What, an Aussie?

 

I think he means 'utter co<k womble'...  

[Briggsy]

That newsreader has had a lot of work done.

[jaywalker]

He just wanted a Vegamite sandwich.

[Tokyo Dodge]

Calm down all you dudes concerned about his nationality, just accept he's another farang who can't hold his liquor, and how would a Thai Cop know whether his English was fluent or not?

On 11/12/2024 at 12:52 AM, JoePai said:

555 congratulations for the most inane post of the year - to date

 

[Jack Hammer]

11 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

That probably counts out Russians and Swiss.

My money is on one of our boys.

 

He must have been hungry.

He was not from Glasgow, Dublin or Yorkshire

[jacko45k]

12 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

That probably counts out Russians and Swiss.

My money is on one of our boys.

 

He must have been hungry.

Probably counts out British too!

[arick]

Fine dining establishment

[kuzmabruk]

9 hours ago, MalcolmB said:

Because he was a Brit?

 

 

This made a news channel.  The level of ignorance here goes beyond reason.  

[hotchilli]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Despite efforts from a neighbouring cannabis shop owner to persuade the tourist to leave, he resisted. The confrontation escalated when the intoxicated man allegedly struck Grongkan’s husband with a bottle. In defence, her husband retaliated with a stick, resulting in injuries to the tourist

He just won a ticket home... bye

[RichardColeman]

13 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The foreigner, detained in a holding cell at the Pattaya City Police Station, will remain there until he regains sobriety.

My opinion, in cases like this is the cctv proves true, then he should be held in custody until his holiday is up, charged 1000 baht a day for his keep in the cells and 10,000 for the transportation and walk through exit immigration to the plane and  blacklisted for 5 years. Thailand should set examples for bad behaving tourists.

[watchcat]

Deport him !

[Andycoops]

10 hours ago, Keeps said:

What, an Aussie?

Aussie's don't speak English.