A 33-year-old Australian tourist, Sherlock, has been accused of assaulting a hotel employee in Patong, Thailand. This occurred at a hotel on Bangla Road, where an employee, Phuri Udompanyawit, was reportedly injured during an early morning altercation.

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The incident unfolded at around 2:15 AM inside room 324 of the hotel. Prior to the alleged assault, a hotel employee heard a heated argument at approximately 00:30 AM and attempted to intervene. The confrontation reportedly escalated, leading to the assault claim against the tourist.

The case was reported to the Patong police, where the employee officially filed a complaint. This incident has caught the attention of local authorities who are now investigating the situation further. The accused tourist might face legal consequences depending on the investigation outcomes.

Looking forward, the police are expected to conduct interviews and gather further evidence. This could involve verifying witness statements and assessing any available surveillance footage to understand the sequence of events more comprehensively.

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At least the hotel staff tried to intervene. Deserves recognition. Imagine being in the next room trying to sleep. This sh!t goes on everywhere of course.. Kee Nok tourists.

Sherlock? Holmes, by any chance?

No s**t Sherlock !!! 🙄

Time to go Holmes, Sherlock...

No idea what the dispute was about.... but little good happens after midnight. at least in public areas, that is

No Australian called Sherlock, that's elementary!

3 hours ago, Olmate said:

No Australian called Sherlock, that's elementary!

I checked his address:

221B Baker Street, Canberra, Australia

1 hour ago, BerndD said:

I checked his address:

221B Baker Street, Canberra, Australia

Thats 2 2 1 b true,! 👌

Naming their kid Sherlock probably scarred him for life.

On 4/25/2026 at 4:02 AM, ronnie50 said:

At least the hotel staff tried to intervene. Deserves recognition. Imagine being in the next room trying to sleep. This sh!t goes on everywhere of course.. Kee Nok tourists.

Nothing good ever happen after 1am.

4 minutes ago, wavodavo said:

Nothing good ever happen after 1am.

The sun rises at 5am.

25 minutes ago, Rockyroad said:

The sun rises at 5am.

No sign of it where I am at, and it is 5.20.

9 minutes ago, jacko45k said:

No sign of it where I am at, and it is 5.20.

Your on the Darkside!

Phuket has declined to a rather sad level over the years. I was first in Phuket in 1976. Few resorts. A few bungalows on the beaches. Beachfront land was 2,000 baht a rai. They could not give it away. 

 

Went back in 1986. Had developed alot. Still very nice. Same applied to Samui. Again in 1993. Far more development. Still amazing. Azure seas. Spectacular women everywhere. Great food. 

 

Did not return until around 2008. It was degraded, for the most part. But, still decent. Good nightlife.

 

Again around 2014. Nowhere near the place it used to be, with a diminished nightlife, but not awful yet.

Back again in 2023 and there was absolutely no charm left, very few attractive gals and Bangla Road was absolutely horrific, with barely a good looking girl to be found with the exception of just a couple of Go-Go's charging truly stupid money.

The primary population of tourists were Arabs, Malaysians, Indians and Russians and most of them felt like low end tourists and expats. The proliferation of Russians was too much to bear. They are SO obnoxious. No need to ever return. The charm is lost. The over development is stunning. The prices were crazy. Yikes.

 

There were countless issues, long before Covid, and NONE of them were being addressed. One administration after another here are regressive, and reactionary, and not the visionary and progressive leadership Thailand desperately needs now. 

 

In terms of the vampiric management of tourists, one of the reasons I left Samui, was the attitude of alot of the locals. Even back before the Apocalypse many of them were very jaded, and they seemed to be indifferent, and service suffered as a result of that. Less so with the Burmese workers, as they tend to be quite kind and helpful. Also, there is little to no local pride, as most who are from Samui and Phuket left long ago, after selling their land. That hurts. It was hard living in a place where most of the locals just did not seem to care about the island. Sometimes, the place felt like a 2 year old dishrag in a diner kitchen. Most of the people there for the past 20 years are transplants, who do not care about keeping up the island. The ex-pats always seemed more concerned about maintaining the cleanliness, than the locals. 

Phuket and Samui are finished for those of us who have seen them back in their glory days. So who comes now? Who is attracted to an over crowded and over priced island?

3 hours ago, spidermike007 said:

Phuket has declined to a rather sad level over the years. I was first in Phuket in 1976. Few resorts. A few bungalows on the beaches. Beachfront land was 2,000 baht a rai. They could not give it away. 

 

Went back in 1986. Had developed alot. Still very nice. Same applied to Samui. Again in 1993. Far more development. Still amazing. Azure seas. Spectacular women everywhere. Great food. 

 

Did not return until around 2008. It was degraded, for the most part. But, still decent. Good nightlife.

 

Again around 2014. Nowhere near the place it used to be, with a diminished nightlife, but not awful yet.

Back again in 2023 and there was absolutely no charm left, very few attractive gals and Bangla Road was absolutely horrific, with barely a good looking girl to be found with the exception of just a couple of Go-Go's charging truly stupid money.

The primary population of tourists were Arabs, Malaysians, Indians and Russians and most of them felt like low end tourists and expats. The proliferation of Russians was too much to bear. They are SO obnoxious. No need to ever return. The charm is lost. The over development is stunning. The prices were crazy. Yikes.

 

There were countless issues, long before Covid, and NONE of them were being addressed. One administration after another here are regressive, and reactionary, and not the visionary and progressive leadership Thailand desperately needs now. 

 

In terms of the vampiric management of tourists, one of the reasons I left Samui, was the attitude of alot of the locals. Even back before the Apocalypse many of them were very jaded, and they seemed to be indifferent, and service suffered as a result of that. Less so with the Burmese workers, as they tend to be quite kind and helpful. Also, there is little to no local pride, as most who are from Samui and Phuket left long ago, after selling their land. That hurts. It was hard living in a place where most of the locals just did not seem to care about the island. Sometimes, the place felt like a 2 year old dishrag in a diner kitchen. Most of the people there for the past 20 years are transplants, who do not care about keeping up the island. The ex-pats always seemed more concerned about maintaining the cleanliness, than the locals. 

Phuket and Samui are finished for those of us who have seen them back in their glory days. So who comes now? Who is attracted to an over crowded and over priced island?

This is bang on.

I arrived 99' and it was 'ok', would never return now, it's becomming more and more like Pattaya by the day.

I think Rawai and Nai Harn MIGHT still be ok but i'd doubt it.

It's a shame as the scenery is stunning.

2 hours ago, PJ71 said:

This is bang on.

I arrived 99' and it was 'ok', would never return now, it's becomming more and more like Pattaya by the day.

I think Rawai and Nai Harn MIGHT still be ok but i'd doubt it.

It's a shame as the scenery is stunning.

Phuket is nothing like Pattaya, it's such poor value compared with Pattaya in every regard, Have you been in either?

Whenever an Australian does this kind of stuff, I say thanks for nothing, <deleted>.

I'm sure Brits and Americans feel the same way when one of theirs behaves like an idiot.

Why are the perpetrators in these stories always 33 years old?

8 hours ago, Olmate said:

Phuket is nothing like Pattaya, it's such poor value compared with Pattaya in every regard, Have you been in either?

yeah, lived in phuket for 5 years, pattaya for 8, have you?

11 hours ago, PJ71 said:

This is bang on.

I arrived 99' and it was 'ok', would never return now, it's becomming more and more like Pattaya by the day.

I think Rawai and Nai Harn MIGHT still be ok but i'd doubt it.

It's a shame as the scenery is stunning.

Nope, Rawai and Nai Harn over run by "look at me" Russians, as well as Russian families.

One female model decided she was going to ride a big bike to make an impression, of course, ends up wiping out.

8 minutes ago, Priorexpat said:

Nope, Rawai and Nai Harn over run by "look at me" Russians, as well as Russian families.

that's sad

4 hours ago, PJ71 said:

yeah, lived in phuket for 5 years, pattaya for 8, have you?

When were you in Phuket then because your comment is way off reality, especially for expats. I was in Phuket for 5 and same here!

16 hours ago, PJ71 said:

This is bang on.

I arrived 99' and it was 'ok', would never return now, it's becomming more and more like Pattaya by the day.

I think Rawai and Nai Harn MIGHT still be ok but i'd doubt it.

It's a shame as the scenery is stunning.

It is fine. Just avoid Bangla Rd.

13 hours ago, Olmate said:

Phuket is nothing like Pattaya, it's such poor value compared with Pattaya in every regard, Have you been in either?

Pattaya is full of creeps with crap beaches. Phuket has great beaches and less creeps. Plus you can ferry south from there.

1 hour ago, Rockyroad said:

Pattaya is full of creeps with crap beaches. Phuket has great beaches and less creeps. Plus you can ferry south from there.

Are you in Phuket then? Seems not if you post 'less creeps'. Exactly where do you want to ferry south to FFS! 🤣

1 minute ago, Olmate said:

Are you in Phuket then? Seems not if you post 'less creeps'. Exactly where do you want to ferry south to FFS! 🤣

The Trang islands are nice. Phuket is 6/10. Pattaya is 4.

2 minutes ago, Rockyroad said:

The Trang islands are nice. Phuket is 6/10. Pattaya is 4.

How are the french arabs, do they visit Trang too, how are the tuk tuks n taxis lately, and russians with love, are they smiling yet? Visa agents, still none in Phuket, thought so!

2 minutes ago, Olmate said:

How are the french arabs, do they visit Trang too, how are the tuk tuks n taxis lately, and russians with love, are they smiling yet? Visa agents, still none in Phuket, thought so!

How are the ladyboys, Indians and Russians?

3 minutes ago, Rockyroad said:

How are the ladyboys, Indians and Russians?

Cheap, which should make you happy, but enough of this from you, it's English breakfast time in Pattaya. 😜

1 minute ago, Olmate said:

Cheap, which should make you happy, but enough of this from you, it's English breakfast time in Pattaya. 😜

English breakfast wow. You flew 5000km to eat badly cooked eggs and bacon 🤣