A 26-year-old host bar worker has been arrested after being accused of raping and assaulting a 35-year-old British woman at a hotel in Phitsanulok. Police said the suspect was detained on Saturday night, 4 July 2026, while allegedly attempting to flee to Bangkok.

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The man was apprehended under a court warrant while waiting for a bus in Wang Thong district. The arrest followed an investigation into an alleged attack that took place at a hotel in Muang district.

Police said the British woman had been staying at the hotel since 2 June. In the early hours of 6 June, she hired the suspect, who worked at a host bar, to accompany her and mix drinks in her hotel room.

According to her complaint, the suspect later assaulted her by punching her in the face and around her right eye before raping her. Police said the woman escaped to the hotel reception at about 7.30am and told staff she had been attacked.

Hotel staff arranged for her to be taken to Bangkok Phitsanulok Hospital for treatment. Police said she suffered severe bruising around her right eye and other injuries.

The woman subsequently filed a complaint with Muang police. Tourist police said their enquiries found that she had hired the suspect solely to provide entertainment and drink-mixing.

Police said the suspect was taken into custody under the court warrant and will face legal proceedings in connection with the allegations. The British embassy has been informed of the case and is assisting the woman. Thai authorities are also providing support as the investigation continues.

The case has drawn attention because it involves a foreign tourist and an alleged serious violent offence at a hotel. Police have not released further details about the investigation or any statements from the suspect.

Bangkokpost reported that the next stage of the case will involve the legal process following the suspect’s arrest. Investigators are expected to continue gathering evidence as prosecutors consider the case.

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Adapted by ASEAN Now Bangkokpost 7 July 2026

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Sounds like a good story, entertainment and drink mixing, yeah right!

"Police said the British woman had been staying at the hotel since 2 June. In the early hours of 6 June, she hired the suspect, who worked at a host bar, to accompany her and mix drinks in her hotel room."

Got to be the oddest excuse to bring a guy to your room in the history of false accusations.

2 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

hired the suspect solely to provide entertainment

Such as....singing, dancing, telling jokes?

49 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

"Police said the British woman had been staying at the hotel since 2 June. In the early hours of 6 June, she hired the suspect, who worked at a host bar, to accompany her and mix drinks in her hotel room."

Got to be the oddest excuse to bring a guy to your room in the history of false accusations.

Could he mix a screaming orgxxsm I wonder.

This is just a false accusation. How do you hire someone to go to your room and mix drinks for you?

If you don't plan on <deleted>, why are you inviting someone to your hotel room? And how many drinks did you plan on drinking to have to pay someone to come to your room to make them?

11 minutes ago, wxyz1 said:

This is just a false accusation. How do you hire someone to go to your room and mix drinks for you?

'Hotel staff arranged for her to be taken to Bangkok Phitsanulok Hospital for treatment. Police said she suffered severe bruising around her right eye and other injuries.'

I do not believe her. Who in God's name would "hire someone to mix drinks" in their room?

There is more to this story.

6 minutes ago, AdamRich said:

If you don't plan on f@$king, why are you inviting someone to your hotel room? And how many drinks did you plan on drinking to have to pay someone to come to your room to make them?

Women can change their mind if the man gets aggressive or do you think a man can punch her and still have sex?

22 minutes ago, wxyz1 said:

This is just a false accusation. How do you hire someone to go to your room andWhyhmix drinks for you?

Why wouldn't you hire someone like that a qualified mixologist back to your room ? Bring him back to your room and let him mix away as you sit back and relax and watch a movie and sip on his cocktails.

I never thought of Phitsanulok as being that sophisticated that it had "host bar workers" for hire. Can someone look up Facebook for me to see how much they charge.

Troll post removed @newbee2022 this is the news section, discuss the topic, not just troll to get a reaction.

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Sounds like she never got full satisfaction, entertaining in a hotel bedroom while mixing drinks.

"What could possibly go wrong"!!

Argument over price of "drink mixing" let to the assault. Not the sexual assault, just the assault.

3 minutes ago, GreasyFingers said:

I never thought of Phitsanulok as being that sophisticated that it had "host bar workers" for hire. Can someone look up Facebook for me to see how much they charge.

"If you have to ask, you couldn't afford it."

As Commodore Vanderbilt once famously replied to someone who asked how much he paid for his yacht.

Maybe she wouldn't pay the ST fee then it kicked off, works both ways

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

"Police said the British woman had been staying at the hotel since 2 June. In the early hours of 6 June, she hired the suspect, who worked at a host bar, to accompany her and mix drinks in her hotel room."

Got to be the oddest excuse to bring a guy to your room in the history of false accusations.

Not at all. All the ladies who come back to my condo are there to mix drinks for me. Why else would they be there?

2 hours ago, Artisi said:

Sounds like a good story, entertainment and drink mixing, yeah right!

I don't think serious assault is funny at all.

28 minutes ago, Taboo2 said:

I do not believe her. Who in God's name would "hire someone to mix drinks" in their room?

There is more to this story.

You think only men take women to their room, and women never act the same in taking a man to theirs? Really?

It's surprisingly more common than you think, women inviting Mobile DJ's and bartender combos to their hotels for a relaxing, supposedly non invasive night alone. Happens in the NYC area quite a lot, in high scale hotels. Doing it here is asking for trouble with the male reputation this country has, and very naive of her. In any event, hitting her and then trying to make a getaway surely shows a lot of guilt, let alone the rape charge.

The only thing that was not right here, punching in her eye.

3 minutes ago, OneManShow said:

The only thing that was not right here, punching in her eye.

You mean besides the possible rape right?

My guess is that she's just not going to get a lot of sympathy for this. What she's accusing him of is not entirely out of the question, but in my lifetime I've never heard of hiring a man from a host club to come to your room and mix drinks and tell jokes. Maybe that's a lack of understanding on my part but something smells a little fishy here.

Likely this became a row over money. However, there is no excuse whatsoever for the assault on the woman.

12 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

My guess is that she's just not going to get a lot of sympathy for this. What she's accusing him of is not entirely out of the question, but in my lifetime I've never heard of hiring a man from a host club to come to your room and mix drinks and tell jokes. Maybe that's a lack of understanding on my part but something smells a little fishy here.

Man beats up woman and rapes her. Nothing fishing here. The guy is a scumbag.

Host Bar Worker Accused of Raping Brit in Phitsanulok
Let's tweek that a little:
Thai man finds out why Farang Expats steer clear of Western women

Fixed it - much more accurate!

15 minutes ago, spidermike007 said:

My guess is that she's just not going to get a lot of sympathy for this. What she's accusing him of is not entirely out of the question, but in my lifetime I've never heard of hiring a man from a host club to come to your room and mix drinks and tell jokes. Maybe that's a lack of understanding on my part but something smells a little fishy here.

I'm in 100% agreement.

Not as if there is 5 star hotels in Phitsanulok where one would hire a private butler service or providing mixoligist services....more to this story.

The comments here are utterly disgraceful, what if this was your mother ?

3 minutes ago, CryptoMark said:

Not as if there is 5 star hotels in Phitsanulok where one would hire a private butler service or providing mixoligist services....more to this story.

Well the cops arrested him. Lucky you are not a cop.