Irish tourist 'bottled' within 24 hours on Phuket

Phuket Gazette

Police believe the man who attacked Irish tourist Trevor Newwolm lives or works in the Soi Bangla area. Photo: Thawit Bilabdullar

PHUKET: -- Patong Police are trying to identify the culprit who split open an Irishman’s head with a bottle within 24 hours of the tourist landing in Phuket.

Lt Col Jongserm Preecha told the Phuket Gazette that the incident occurred at about 1:30am yesterday.

“By the time we arrived at the scene, in front of The Pizza Company restaurant on Soi Bangla, a large crowd had already gathered. Mr Trevor Newwolm, 31, had been hit on the head with a liquor bottle by an unknown man. His attacker had already fled,” he added.

After having his head wrapped with bandages, Mr Newwolm was taken to Patong Hospital.

“We could not question him since he was really drunk when he was hit,” Col Jongserm said.

Mr Trevor arrived in Phuket on December 23 and planned to celebrate his New Year in Patong. After checking in at the Patcharin Guesthouse, he went out for dinner and drinks, the officer explained.

“We have yet to determine what might have instigated the attack. It may have been a simple argument,” Col Jongserm said.

“We are now searching for the man who hit Mr Newwolm. We believe that he lives or works in the Soi Bangla area,” he added.

Source: http://www.phuketgaz...uket-19794.html

-- Phuket Gazette 2012-12-25

Welcome to Thailand !!! Look's like one pissed up mouth peace bumped into another and this is the result .This guy is probably more upset he didn't get the bottle in first rather than not having any trouble at all .. What do we expect when these are the sort of tourist that thailand is now aiming at . This type of drunken brawls are becoming all to often in the so called Land of Smiles !!! Very Sad !!!

"Newwolm"

If that's his name, I'll eat my hat!

The Irish guy looks happy with himself in that photo. Maybe a badge of honour for him to get into a bit of an altercation

What's he got in his hand?

What's this Irish men's Carrying capacity (Cc) of bottled liquor these days? Tell me, he isn't waving, is he?

Drunk tourist gets into fight. Hold the front page. Hardly news though is it. Happens the world over every day.

What's this Irish men's Carrying capacity (Cc) of bottled liquor these days? Tell me, he isn't waving, is he?

I think the medic is holding his hand up

Drunk tourist gets into fight. Hold the front page. Hardly news though is it. Happens the world over every day.

Here it still is news worthy, so that is a very good sign, despite what people might say or think.

looks like a great night out

I reckon the perpetrator might have been from Turkey, he definately wouldnt have been from Bangla road

Drunk tourist gets into fight. Hold the front page. Hardly news though is it. Happens the world over every day.

Here it still is news worthy, so that is a very good sign, despite what people might say or think.

Not really.

Must have been a slow news day.

It happen a lot .Just not reported.

"Newwolm"

If that's his name, I'll eat my hat!

2nd W could be a H, and than it could be enamating from Sweden where Ny is same as new and the familyname consrquently should read NYHOLM..... Pappa swedish and mama irish.....??? or what??

glegolo

Alternatively it could be a journalist's rendition of a slurred Irish nonsense sound. "What's your surname, son?" "Blwwwahhh" "Ok, Newwolm, thanks."

That's what I call a welcome drink to the New Phuket.

The bandage on his head is going to make some nasty tan lines.

What's he got in his hand?

A peace of cloth to hide the skull on his t-shirt?

Give it a break.Drunken brawls happens everywhere in the world.This is not news at all ...................

What a totally idiotic reply? I take it you find this sort of thing quite acceptable...I dont i find it unacceptable in any tourist resort in Thailand

What has the within 24 hour after arrival to do with this ?

Anyone can prove to be an arsehol_e within a few minutes after arrival

What has the within 24 hour after arrival to do with this ?

Anyone can prove to be an arsehol_e within a few minutes after arrival

Maybe it is the long length of time before there was trouble that has surprised the police and newspaper?

I reckon the perpetrator might have been from Turkey, he definately wouldnt have been from Bangla road

He definitely wasn't Thai. The Irish guy was alone, not outnumbered by about 6 to 1.

He's got a great story to tell his mates,when he goes home.

Will be the talk of his local for a couple of weeks.

No harm done eh,

Only to Phukets reputation.

Ah well.

Give it a break.Drunken brawls happens everywhere in the world.This is not news at all

What a totally idiotic reply? I take it you find this sort of thing quite acceptable...I dont i find it unacceptable in any tourist resort in Thailand

You don't find it unacceptable in any tourist resort in Thailand? Well, I do.

Ohhh, when I come home on a Tuesday Night, as drunk as drunk could be.... (Dubliners)

Ho ho ho....did it happen inside or outside of the designated " Safety Zone " I wonder !!!!?

Welcome to Thailand !!! Look's like one pissed up mouth peace bumped into another and this is the result .This guy is probably more upset he didn't get the bottle in first rather than not having any trouble at all .. What do we expect when these are the sort of tourist that thailand is now aiming at . This type of drunken brawls are becoming all to often in the so called Land of Smiles !!! Very Sad !!!

Wow... excellent piece of divination. Crime solved Of course you had some clues... everyone knows that him being an Irishman, he was obviously spoiling for a fight from the moment he landed. It is not possible that he was a peaceful drunk who was attacked without provocation.

By the way, this is not the sort of tourist Thailand is aiming at. The TAT policy is to promote to Russians, Chinese and Middle Easterners.

Just another normal day in beautiful Phuket !!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow... excellent piece of divination. Crime solved Of course you had some clues... everyone knows that him being an Irishman, he was obviously spoiling for a fight from the moment he landed. It is not possible that he was a peaceful drunk who was attacked without provocation.

By the way, this is not the sort of tourist Thailand is aiming at. The TAT policy is to promote to Russians, Chinese and Middle Easterners.

Well looking at the main clue i.e the picture does say a lot . Pissed up holiday maker stood in the middle of the street with blood squirting out of his head smiling for photos .. Just an average night out !!

And do people really walk around smacking peaceful drunks over the head with bottles with out provocation .In what i wrote could of been referring to the attacker been the sort of people that Thailand is attracting ..

As far as being from Ireland doesn't make much difference but in saying that you don't read many report of things like this happing to Chinese tourist on a night out in Thailand do we ..

better on his head (hair will grow over) than in his face, where their he would be scarved for life...

what is it with all those low lifes... either thai or farang

Welcome to Thailand !!! Look's like one pissed up mouth peace bumped into another and this is the result .This guy is probably more upset he didn't get the bottle in first rather than not having any trouble at all .. What do we expect when these are the sort of tourist that thailand is now aiming at . This type of drunken brawls are becoming all to often in the so called Land of Smiles !!! Very Sad !!!

I'm waiting for someone to claim this sort of thing would/could never have happened to him in his home country.