Foreign Tourist Assaulted in Phuket Old Town, Prompting Safety Concerns

[Georgealbert]

 

Picture captured from dash-cam below.

 

A foreign female tourist was assaulted in broad daylight in Phuket Old Town by a Thai man, in an incident that has sparked widespread concern over public safety in one of the island’s busiest tourist areas.

 

The attack occurred while the woman was standing by the roadside in the heart of the Old Town. Eyewitnesses stated that the assailant approached her without warning, grabbed her by the hair, and began striking her repeatedly. The shocking incident unfolded in full view of passers-by, some of whom recorded the attack on their phones. Videos quickly went viral on social media platforms, prompting calls for greater police presence and protective measures for tourists.

 

 

Fortunately, a local man and others, intervened and are now being praised as a Good Samaritans. The local man who intervened, identified as Mr Chindanai, 34, a Phuket resident and wearing a motorcycle helmet at the time, stepped in, physically pushing the attacker away and shielding the victim from further harm. The intervention caused the suspect to flee the scene on foot.

 

Thanks to the swift response of bystanders and video evidence circulating online, the Phuket City Police were able to track down and arrest the suspect shortly after the incident. The alleged assailant was identified as Mr Prasong, a 40-year-old man from Chanthaburi province. He was taken into custody and is currently undergoing police interrogation.

Picture courtesy of Phuketinsta.

Although the female tourist, visibly shaken by the incident, chose not to file a formal complaint or press charges, local authorities confirmed that they would proceed with legal action regardless. “Public safety, especially in high-traffic tourist areas, is a top priority,” a spokesperson from Phuket City Police stated. “This kind of behaviour is unacceptable and will be dealt with through the full extent of the law.”

 

City officials have said that they are reviewing current safety protocols and considering increased patrols in Phuket Old Town and other tourist hotspots to reassure visitors and prevent similar incidents in the future.

 

-- 2025-04-05

 

 

 

[flyingtlger]

The person in the white van just casually drives off as if nothing happened......  

 

[spidermike007]

Mr Prasong, a 40-year-old man from Chanthaburi province is obviously an unhinged and violent super freak. So glad to see that they're outing perpetrators now by name. Shame and embarrassment can be great motivators here in Thailand.

 

Might I suggest 10 or 15 years in a labor camp or some sort of penal colony where he's forced to manufacture license plates or be of some benefit to society? 

[hotchilli]

9 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

The shocking incident unfolded in full view of passers-by, some of whom recorded the attack on their phones.

Yes, that would help enormously.

[SS1]

This is the scrary part.. naturally for anyone seeing this you would immediately jump to help. I would too. But as a farang, you have a great risk of surrounding Thai males misinterpreting the situation and attacking you instead. If you saw the German guy who was beaten in Pattaya, some of the attackers confessed they had nothing to do with any party but just saw it and joined the beating. 

[khunpeer]

10 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

 

Picture captured from dash-cam below.

 

A foreign female tourist was assaulted in broad daylight in Phuket Old Town by a Thai man, in an incident that has sparked widespread concern over public safety in one of the island’s busiest tourist areas.

 

The attack occurred while the woman was standing by the roadside in the heart of the Old Town. Eyewitnesses stated that the assailant approached her without warning, grabbed her by the hair, and began striking her repeatedly. The shocking incident unfolded in full view of passers-by, some of whom recorded the attack on their phones. Videos quickly went viral on social media platforms, prompting calls for greater police presence and protective measures for tourists.

 

 

Fortunately, a local man and others, intervened and are now being praised as a Good Samaritans. The local man who intervened, identified as Mr Chindanai, 34, a Phuket resident and wearing a motorcycle helmet at the time, stepped in, physically pushing the attacker away and shielding the victim from further harm. The intervention caused the suspect to flee the scene on foot.

 

Thanks to the swift response of bystanders and video evidence circulating online, the Phuket City Police were able to track down and arrest the suspect shortly after the incident. The alleged assailant was identified as Mr Prasong, a 40-year-old man from Chanthaburi province. He was taken into custody and is currently undergoing police interrogation.

Picture courtesy of Phuketinsta.

Although the female tourist, visibly shaken by the incident, chose not to file a formal complaint or press charges, local authorities confirmed that they would proceed with legal action regardless. “Public safety, especially in high-traffic tourist areas, is a top priority,” a spokesperson from Phuket City Police stated. “This kind of behaviour is unacceptable and will be dealt with through the full extent of the law.”

 

City officials have said that they are reviewing current safety protocols and considering increased patrols in Phuket Old Town and other tourist hotspots to reassure visitors and prevent similar incidents in the future.

 

-- 2025-04-05

 

 

 

there's a lot more to this story: maybe she was 'working' for him and did not hand over all the money that was made...

i mean anything is possible!

especially after she did not press charges...

[bkk6060]

Hmmm, that is a pretty bad beating and no charges??  Only can assume some sort of history between them or the guy is women hater/insane.

[save the frogs]

homeless guy with mental health issues?

see some thais with mental health issues yelling.

one beggar asked me for money. i didn't give him anything and he made a bit of a hostile sound. you could get attacked for refusing to give money to a homeless person.

kudos to the grab driver for stepping in. 

 

[Captain Flack]

A baiting post, attempting to troll another poster has been removed.

[CCesar]

11 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

 

Picture captured from dash-cam below.

 

A foreign female tourist was assaulted in broad daylight in Phuket Old Town by a Thai man, in an incident that has sparked widespread concern over public safety in one of the island’s busiest tourist areas.

 

The attack occurred while the woman was standing by the roadside in the heart of the Old Town. Eyewitnesses stated that the assailant approached her without warning, grabbed her by the hair, and began striking her repeatedly. The shocking incident unfolded in full view of passers-by, some of whom recorded the attack on their phones. Videos quickly went viral on social media platforms, prompting calls for greater police presence and protective measures for tourists.

 

 

Fortunately, a local man and others, intervened and are now being praised as a Good Samaritans. The local man who intervened, identified as Mr Chindanai, 34, a Phuket resident and wearing a motorcycle helmet at the time, stepped in, physically pushing the attacker away and shielding the victim from further harm. The intervention caused the suspect to flee the scene on foot.

 

Thanks to the swift response of bystanders and video evidence circulating online, the Phuket City Police were able to track down and arrest the suspect shortly after the incident. The alleged assailant was identified as Mr Prasong, a 40-year-old man from Chanthaburi province. He was taken into custody and is currently undergoing police interrogation.

Picture courtesy of Phuketinsta.

Although the female tourist, visibly shaken by the incident, chose not to file a formal complaint or press charges, local authorities confirmed that they would proceed with legal action regardless. “Public safety, especially in high-traffic tourist areas, is a top priority,” a spokesperson from Phuket City Police stated. “This kind of behaviour is unacceptable and will be dealt with through the full extent of the law.”

 

City officials have said that they are reviewing current safety protocols and considering increased patrols in Phuket Old Town and other tourist hotspots to reassure visitors and prevent similar incidents in the future.

 

-- 2025-04-05

 

 

 

 

51 minutes ago, bkk6060 said:

Hmmm, that is a pretty bad beating and no charges??  Only can assume some sort of history between them or the guy is women hater/insane.

 

2 hours ago, hotchilli said:

Yes, that would help enormously.

Simply disgusting behavior, but since there are hardly any consequences it certainly will not get better in the future. The law seems to work for the rich only in certain cases, and as a foreigner you cant expect to ever get a fair deal whatsoever.

[Gandtee]

12 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

 

Picture captured from dash-cam below.

 

A foreign female tourist was assaulted in broad daylight in Phuket Old Town by a Thai man, in an incident that has sparked widespread concern over public safety in one of the island’s busiest tourist areas.

 

The attack occurred while the woman was standing by the roadside in the heart of the Old Town. Eyewitnesses stated that the assailant approached her without warning, grabbed her by the hair, and began striking her repeatedly. The shocking incident unfolded in full view of passers-by, some of whom recorded the attack on their phones. Videos quickly went viral on social media platforms, prompting calls for greater police presence and protective measures for tourists.

 

 

 

Fortunately, a local man and others, intervened and are now being praised as a Good Samaritans. The local man who intervened, identified as Mr Chindanai, 34, a Phuket resident and wearing a motorcycle helmet at the time, stepped in, physically pushing the attacker away and shielding the victim from further harm. The intervention caused the suspect to flee the scene on foot.

 

Thanks to the swift response of bystanders and video evidence circulating online, the Phuket City Police were able to track down and arrest the suspect shortly after the incident. The alleged assailant was identified as Mr Prasong, a 40-year-old man from Chanthaburi province. He was taken into custody and is currently undergoing police interrogation.

Picture courtesy of Phuketinsta.

Although the female tourist, visibly shaken by the incident, chose not to file a formal complaint or press charges, local authorities confirmed that they would proceed with legal action regardless. “Public safety, especially in high-traffic tourist areas, is a top priority,” a spokesperson from Phuket City Police stated. “This kind of behaviour is unacceptable and will be dealt with through the full extent of the law.”

 

City officials have said that they are reviewing current safety protocols and considering increased patrols in Phuket Old Town and other tourist hotspots to reassure visitors and prevent similar incidents in the future.

 

-- 2025-04-05

 

 

 

Well done, motorcyclist. Looking at the pics the attacker is destitute and off his rocker. Prison or mental hospital?

[Peterphuket]

1 hour ago, khunpeer said:

there's a lot more to this story: maybe she was 'working' for him and did not hand over all the money that was made...

i mean anything is possible!

especially after she did not press charges...

Yeah, and then you get headshots, man get checked!

[newbee2022]

15 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Public safety, especially in high-traffic tourist areas, is a top priority,”

Really? At least it's a good zry

[Showtime]

People who do this rather than stepping in to help should be prosecuted beyond the fullest extent of the law.  some of whom recorded the attack on their phones."

[Showtime]

Who is the pussy white guy not running over to help while his girlfriend helps?

[Celsius]

people who live in Phuket don't want to admit it's much worse than Pattaya.

[BangkokReady]

41 minutes ago, Showtime said:

Who is the pussy white guy not running over to help while his girlfriend helps?

 

Someone who knows there's a good chance that every Thai in the area would set upon him if he tried to do something to a Thai?

[Dmitry2222]

1 hour ago, Celsius said:

people who live in Phuket don't want to admit it's much worse than Pattaya.

 

At least I have never heard of foreigners being beaten by teenagers riding motorcycles. Teen gangs are a reality in Pattaya. The example:

 

[BritScot]

13 hours ago, khunpeer said:

there's a lot more to this story: maybe she was 'working' for him and did not hand over all the money that was made...

i mean anything is possible!

especially after she did not press charges...

You really need to address your mentality and drag your mind out of the gutter!!! Not every woman is a woman of the night! A French Tourist! Let that sink in a while....

 

[georgegeorgia]

18 hours ago, SS1 said:

This is the scrary part.. naturally for anyone seeing this you would immediately jump to help. I would too. But as a farang, you have a great risk of surrounding Thai males misinterpreting the situation and attacking you instead. If you saw the German guy who was beaten in Pattaya, some of the attackers confessed they had nothing to do with any party but just saw it and joined the beating. 

I would mind my own business 

How do you know it's not some loudmouth Russian girl 

[georgegeorgia]

Why should anyone help ?

Not your circus not your monkeys is the saying 

I was going to hit a Russian girl a few weeks ago lining up at a money exchange 

She just pushed in front of me 

We don't know the full circumstances of this 

She probably caused it 

[Captain Flack]

Off topic bickering posts.

 

@Gottfrid, stop just baiting other posters, I have removed posts across multiple topics.

 

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[richard_smith237]

16 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Why should anyone help ?

Not your circus not your monkeys is the saying 

I was going to hit a Russian girl a few weeks ago lining up at a money exchange 

She just pushed in front of me 

We don't know the full circumstances of this 

She probably caused it 

This post is evidence that you’re ‘nearly’ as unhinged as the attacker…

 

 

 

 

[ChipButty]

That could have turned really nasty if that guy had not intervened, he must have seen it all from across the road, 

Thai's know they can give you a good kicking and only have to pay 500 baht down the cop shop, 

[roo860]

23 minutes ago, georgegeorgia said:

Why should anyone help ?

Not your circus not your monkeys is the saying 

I was going to hit a Russian girl a few weeks ago lining up at a money exchange 

She just pushed in front of me 

We don't know the full circumstances of this 

She probably caused it 

But, you weren't going to hit anyone, just more of your ridiculous scenarios 🙄 

[Yagoda]

1. Every country has mentally ill people. This fellow exhibits indicia of mental illness probably exacerbated by drug use.

2. Crimes committed by the above are undeterrable.

3.  Kudos to the helmet guy

4.  Why criticize the people in the car if you dont know their circumstances.

5. The victim needs self defense class or forgot her training:

Eyes and balls, eyes and balls, eyes and balls.

 

[Cameroni]

12 hours ago, Dmitry2222 said:

At least I have never heard of foreigners being beaten by teenagers riding motorcycles. Teen gangs are a reality in Pattaya.

 

Dearest Dimitry, did they not hunt down farang in Phuket with slingshots?

 

"Following up from yesterday’s report there has been no action taken to remove a Facebook page advocating violence against “<deleted> tourists” stranded in Phuket. ‘Spotlight Thailand’, usually a ‘whistleblower’ for local corruption and fuelled by the admin’s political views, has nearly 600,000 followers.

Now this week’s posts are going viral, spreading a disturbing message from local Phuket ‘vigilantes’, commenting about the original post, that is likely do irreparable harm to the holiday island’s reputation as a safe place to visit in the future. The posts advocate violence against tourists"

 

https://thethaiger.com/hot-news/crime/facebook-page-advocates-violence-against-<deleted>-tourists-in-phuket

 

So you can pick your opponents, motorcycle gangs in Pattaya or gangs armed with slingshots in Phuket.

 

Or just come to Chiang Mai. Hahahaha...

[fredwiggy]

1 hour ago, georgegeorgia said:

Why should anyone help ?

Not your circus not your monkeys is the saying 

I was going to hit a Russian girl a few weeks ago lining up at a money exchange 

She just pushed in front of me 

We don't know the full circumstances of this 

She probably caused it 

Hitting a woman just because she pushed in front of you? Must show better restraint, as women shouldn't be hit anyway. If I hit every Chinese woman that pushed in front of me at an airport, I would have made front page news in Beijing.

[richard_smith237]

11 minutes ago, fredwiggy said:

Hitting a woman just because she pushed in front of you? Must show better restraint, as women shouldn't be hit anyway. If I hit every Chinese woman that pushed in front of me at an airport, I would have made front page news in Beijing.

He did show restraint - it’s only in his delusional imagination that he smashes women (both contexts)….. 🤫

 

 

 

[Captain Flack]

A troll post removed