Thai Superstar Bashed And Robbed On Pattaya Beach Road

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Thai Superstar Bashed & Robbed on Pattaya Beach Road

PATTAYA: -- A famous Thai musician has been assaulted & robbed along Pattaya’s Beach Road on Monday morning. Despite the presence of several witnesses, the group of offenders managed to flee the scene with over Bt80,000 in cash and valuables.

Pattaya, the 9th of August 2010 [PDN]: At approximately 3:30am on Monday, Pattaya Police were informed of an assault and robbery along Pattaya’s Beach Road. A team of officers were immediately dispatched to the incident to investigate.

At the scene, between Soi 10 and Soi 13 along Pattaya Beach Road, officers discovered the unconscious body of Mr. Chalathit Tontiwut [29]. Mr. Tontiwut, a famous Thai musician, had been assaulted and robbed by a group of unknown Thai males.

Full story HERE

PATTAYA DAILY NEWS

-- 2010-08-09

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[sambai]

Sad to hear of lots of crime in Pattaya. On my first evening in Pattaya I was walking along the beach road and got spat at by a Thai girl. I like the town in many ways but sorry it's not real 'Thailand'.

[UberBraun]

Pattaya truely is the cesspool of Thailand.

[Jingthing]

Pattaya truely is the cesspool of Thailand.

So say many Pattaya Derangement Syndrome^TM (PDS) sufferers.

[FarangBuddha]

Trolling for action along Beach Road at 03:30 is so very lo-so...

[Rimmer]

Pattaya truely is the cesspool of Thailand.

Thank you for your thoughts, further PDS generalization flames will not be welcome.

[zaphodbeeblebrox]

He was carrying way too much cash on his person, especially for taking a late-night walk on the dangerous side of Beach Road. He could just as easily have been pick-pocketed by a gang of ladyboys.

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Singer Beaten Up in Robbery

A well-known pop singer is now in stable condition after being injured in what is believed to be a robbery attack in Pattaya.

Twenty-nine-year-old singer Ben Chalatit was rushed to Chonburi's Bangkok-Pattaya Hospital after he was found beaten up and lying unconcious near Central Festival Pattaya department store in Bang Lamung district, where the singer earlier attended a party.

Ben's entire body was bruised and he needed seven stitches for a facial wound. He has already checked out of the hospital.

Muang Pattaya police officials have questioned the singer's mother Rotsukon Tantiwut about the attack. She told the police that Ben was getting a motorcycle taxi to return to his hotel, but was assaulted before arriving there and regained consciousness in hospital.

She went on to say his belongings, which included 20,000 baht in cash, a mobile phone, a Rolex watch and ATM card and credit cards were all stolen.

Police believe the incident was a robbery and arrested the motorcycle taxi driver as suspect. The man confessed to punching the singer in the face but denied stealing his belongings.

-- Tan Network 2010-08-09

[FarangBuddha]

Something is just not jelling about this story...a supposed Thai "superstar" musician taking a moto-taxi to return to his hotel at 03:30 after some sort of party at Central Mall...and gets bashed and robbed by the moto driver?

Me thinks it more likely that he had words with some other toffs at the party and they (or more likely their hangers-on) did or arranged for this beating. If reports of the severity of the attack are true, it was definitely something personal and not just a run-of-the-mill robbery.

[Rimmer]

UPDATE

Famous Thai Singer seriously assaulted on Pattaya Beach

PATTAYA: -- A serious assault of a famous Thai singer took place on Pattaya Beach Road in the early hours of Monday Morning. Khun Chalathit aged 29, known by his fans as “Ben Chalathit”, was rushed to the Pattaya Memorial Hospital and then transferred to the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya, following the assault which took place on Pattaya Beach Road and began with an altercation outside a Starbuck Coffee Shop on the corner of Soi 13/1, known as Soi Yamato, just before 2am which was partially caught on Security Cameras inside the coffee shop. Khun Chalathit was seen arriving on the back of a motorbike which was being driven by a foreign man.

Full story and pictures HERE

-- Pattaya One 2010-08-09

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[philliphn]

Rolex watch and Beach Road at 0300 hrs are incompatable!

[Chang_paarp]

Khun Chalathit was seen arriving on the back of a motorbike which was being driven by a foreign man.

The motorcycle taxi driver was merely defending his patch from the foreign invader and the customer got in the way. He re-arranged the scene of the crime to look like a robbery when he realised his mistake of hitting the wrong person.

[Rimmer]

UPDATE

Pattaya Police continue to investigate the assault and robbery of Thai star

PATTAYA: -- Following the assault and robbery of famous Thai Singer Ben Chalathit in the early hours of Monday morning, we can now report he has been discharged from Hospital. We caught up with his family while he was still at the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya on Tuesday Morning and spoke with his mother; Khun Rosakon aged 48 as Khun Ben was not available for interview. She revealed to us that Khun Ben did not remember the incident and apart from some stitches in a head wound and some bruises he was not badly injured.

Full story HERE

-- Pattaya One 2010-08-10

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[Scott]

Sounds like this guy was having a bad hair day.

I hope they catch the culprits.

[craigt3365]

This guy seems to have had it coming. Another case of a HI-SO acting like a spoiled baby? And then "forgetting" what happened? Here's a quote:

He jumped off and appeared animated as if he was angry or possibly intoxicated

According to a local motorbike taxi driver, Khun Wichai aged 41, who was detained by Police, he was approached by Khun Chalathit, who appeared to be looking for a fight and attempted to hit Khun Wichai, who moved to the side and then struck Khun Chalathit, in self-defense according to his statement.

[Rimmer]

UPDATE

Thai pop-star recently attacked on Pattaya Beach holds dramatic press conference

PATTAYA: -- We continue to follow the case of assault involving famous Thai singer Ben Chalathit, earlier this week on Pattaya Beach. He held a press conference at the Bangkok Hospital Pattaya on Friday Afternoon, surrounded by his close friends, management team and his mother. In an emotional event held for the benefit of the national press who has also been following the story, Ben mentioned that he considers Pattaya as his home, even though he was not born here. He remembers attending a party at the Central Festival Pattaya Beach where he claims he consumed an excess amount of alcohol and attempted to make his way home.

The account continues HERE

-- Pattaya One 2010-08-13

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