webfact Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Brasilouro Posted December 25, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted December 25, 2012 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 !!! 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
macahoom Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 "Newwolm" If that's his name, I'll eat my hat! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post BookMan Posted December 25, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted December 25, 2012 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 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Briggsy Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 What's he got in his hand? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacnl2000 Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 What's this Irish men's Carrying capacity (Cc) of bottled liquor these days? Tell me, he isn't waving, is he? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davejones Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 Drunk tourist gets into fight. Hold the front page. Hardly news though is it. Happens the world over every day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
I Like Thai Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 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. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishIvan Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 looks like a great night out Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
IrishIvan Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 I reckon the perpetrator might have been from Turkey, he definately wouldnt have been from Bangla road Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
starkey_rich Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
glegolo Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 "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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Briggsy Posted December 25, 2012 Popular Post Share Posted December 25, 2012 Alternatively it could be a journalist's rendition of a slurred Irish nonsense sound. "What's your surname, son?" "Blwwwahhh" "Ok, Newwolm, thanks." 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 That's what I call a welcome drink to the New Phuket. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Shot Posted December 25, 2012 Share Posted December 25, 2012 The bandage on his head is going to make some nasty tan lines. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Semper Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 What's he got in his hand? A peace of cloth to hide the skull on his t-shirt? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
terryp Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 (edited) 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 Edited December 26, 2012 by PoorSucker qoute fixed... 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jbrain Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 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 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BookMan Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 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? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hedghog Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 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. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
nurgut73 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Ohhh, when I come home on a Tuesday Night, as drunk as drunk could be.... (Dubliners) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mancub Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Ho ho ho....did it happen inside or outside of the designated " Safety Zone " I wonder !!!!? 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Globeman Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
crazykopite Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 Just another normal day in beautiful Phuket !!!!!!!!!!!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Brasilouro Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 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 .. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
belg Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 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 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Suradit69 Posted December 26, 2012 Share Posted December 26, 2012 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. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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