Policeman Brutally Bashed By Loan Shark Gang In Pattaya

[Rimmer]

Policeman Brutally Bashed by Loan Shark Gang in Pattaya

PATTAYA: -- A police officer was brutally assaulted by a gang of illegal loan sharks whilst eating a meal with his wife in Central Pattaya on Friday morning.

Pattaya the 18th of May 2010 [PDN]: At approximately 4:00am on Friday, police Major Choti Lamom (Pattaya Police Investigator) was notified of an assault on a fellow officer in Central Pattaya. A team of police was immediately dispatched to a boiled rice stand in front of the Foodland department store to investigate further.

Arriving at the scene officers found a large pool of blood on the ground where the assault had taken place, whilst they were informed by witnesses that the victim had already been transported to the Pattaya Memorial Hospital with his wife.

Proceeding to the hospital, officers found the victim, Senior Sergeant Major Banjob Prasertsopha [40] (Pattaya Suppression Police Chief) who was suffering from facial bruising and a severe gash above his left eye, believed to be the result of being hit with a glass bottle. Medical personnel were in the process of transporting the patient for x-rays to determine the extent of the injury head injury.

Full story HERE

PATTAYA DAILY NEWS

- 2010-06-18

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[gotlost]

The cop should shi-t can his old lady for being a dumb arse.

[rubl]

The cop should shi-t can his old lady for being a dumb arse.

To understand this post you need to follow the external links and read the stories. After reading you might agree with the sentiment. Still one wonders if this is all to it, or just the tip of a floating elephant.

[TAWP]

Beating a policeman over a 6k baht debt they wanted to collect from the gurantoor (i.e. wife) that someone else had skipped out on. Seems like they have no limit on what is proper dealing with 'customers'...

Hopefully they are payed back by the policeman and his friends later...

[angiud]

In a world where are the cops bashing people, only in Thailand is the opposite...

Incompetent BIBs

[tgw]

the story is not credible as written.

there must be more to it.

[kevozman1]

Beating up a cop in Thailand......................

Brave.................Stupid....................Or high on yaa bah.

RIP to the gang.

[hansum]

Beating up a cop in Thailand......................

Brave.................Stupid....................Or high on yaa bah.

RIP to the gang.

Or maybe theyve bigger teeth then this policeman ... e.g. a higher rank

[Scott]

I hope the police officer makes a full and quick recovery. I have a feeling this group will be quickly found and dealt with. Not the best idea to get the police really peeved at you.

[CHdiver]

They will be in trouble, thats for sure. Looking forward to the outcome.

[hansum]

They will be in trouble, thats for sure. Looking forward to the outcome.

Why would someone look forward to some kind of revengeful gang war involving the police?

[Chang_paarp]

Like some others I can see a result in this investigation sooner rather than later.

[sharecropper]

Like some others I can see a result in this investigation sooner rather than later.

Gang of Men Fall Off Police Station Roof. "They went to stargaze and must have fallen off in the dark", said an officer.

[Rimmer]

UPDATE

3 Suspects Arrested Over Pattaya Cop Assault & Robbery

PATTAYA: -- Local police have successfully apprehended three of the 11 suspects involved with a brutal assault and robbery on a Pattaya policeman last Friday. The suspects are all believed to be connected to an illegal loan shark gang operating in the area.

Pattaya, the 20th of June 2010 [PDN]: In an announcement at the Pattaya City Hall on Sunday, police Colonel Theeraphon Jindaluang (Chon-Buri Police Deputy Superintendent) and Colonel Nanthawut Suwanla-ong (Pattaya Police Superintendent) revealed the successful arrest of 3 suspects involved in the brutal assault and robbery of Senior Sergeant Major Banjob Prasertsopha on Friday the 18th of June.

The incident, involving 11 members of an illegal loan shark gang, caused the officer to be admitted to the Pattaya Memorial Hospital suffering from concussion, a deep head wound and severe facial swelling/bruising. The attack allegedly occurred over an unpaid debt taken out with the gang by a friend of the officers’ wife. Having fled the area due to the unpaid debt Mr. Prasertsopha’s wife was deemed responsible for the payments by the gang, as she signed as the guarantor on the loan. Unaware of his wife’s dealings with her friend the officer confronted the gang and was subsequently assaulted.

More on the arrests with pictures HERE

PATTAYA DAILY NEWS

-- 2010-06-21

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