Chinese Tourist Stabs Pattaya Officer with Pen

Chinese Tourist Stabs Pattaya Officer with Pen in Roadside Mounted Rampage

In Pattaya, a Chinese man aged 35-40 caused a roadside disturbance at about 1:30 a.m. outside a shopping mall, during which he stabbed a Pattaya City Law Enforcement officer in the hand using a pen taken from the officer’s shirt pocket. The suspect was agitated and reportedly heavily intoxicated, refused to cooperate, and carried no identification. While the injury was minor, the act is punishable under Section 138 of the Criminal Law (attacking an officer on duty), which can lead to up to one year in prison and/or a fine of 20,000 baht. Authorities took the man into custody and are investigating the root of his behaviour.