webfact Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Tourist beaten unconscious in Pattaya. Thai man charged Report by Pattaya One News Team PATTAYA: -- On the night of October 9 thirty-six-year old Japanese national Mr Yushi Yokohama (first described as Korean) beaten unconscious in Petchtrakul Road, Pattaya, by a group of Thai men. At 9.30pm, on the night of October 10, Pattaya police arrested thirty-six year old Mr Wuttikorn Klaeklad on suspicion of assault. The suspect claims he had been chatting to his girlfriend, using the Line app, when the victim, who was drunk, grabbed his phone from him. He says he asked for it back and then told the victim to ‘go to bed.’ He said that as he walked away the victim became aggressive and punched him twice in the face, which made him angry. He said that he pushed him away and he accidentally fell to the ground. So, he said, he ‘kicked him twice in the face and ran away.’ He has been charged with assault. Source: http://pattayaone.news/en/tourist-beaten-unconscious-pattaya-thai-man-charged/ -- © Copyright Pattaya One 2016-10-11 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alocacoc Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Not good TAT. Japanese people are quite sensitive to such incidents. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
z42 Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 The whiff of bullshit (mods, can i say that?) is overpowering. The attackers' account of what led up to him kicking this Japanese lad twice in the chops is absurd at best. Wonder what the punishment for assault on a tourist is, and wonder why he wasn't charged with tarnishing the good image of pattaya ? And its weird that a group of attackers is mentioned yet only 1 is getting arrested. Hmm Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lemonjelly Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Waiting for the victim's account of events, if they're allowed to be known that is. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sharecropper Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 I wonder if they're coached at the cop shop to come up with this blameless bullshit, when making their statements - put some blame on the tourist and we may get through this.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Well they caught a Thai guy , now we will wait for the outcome. He deserves a few months in jail . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirtless Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Another day in Paradise , these people are heading back to poverty. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xircal Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Was the Japanese guy someone important? There seems to be an awful lot of cameras pointed at whoever is being interviewed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bodymassagemyfriend Posted October 11, 2016 Share Posted October 11, 2016 Who can believe whatever explanation the Thai guy will say. Truth is meaningless in this country. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
alfalfa19 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 the tourist probably did not smile or wai in the correct fashion, thus he deserved his beating by a group of law abiding guys. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sphere Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 16 hours ago, webfact said: The suspect claims he had been chatting to his girlfriend, using the Line app, when the victim, who was drunk, grabbed his phone from him. Translation.......not looking where he was going, bumped into the "drunk" tourist and dropped his precious phone. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reigntax Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Just the normal Pattaya welcome, almost daily reported event, to be superceded by tomorrows new victim with the same pretence that they care. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
onemorechang Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) Shock, horror. BS story from the Thai guy. One more Tourist has the welcome to Pattaya stamp, from the Thugs that rule the streets now in this town. Edited October 12, 2016 by onemorechang Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hawker9000 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 (edited) So this Thai was just minding his own business, LINE'ing with his GF, and this drunk Japanese guy just wanders up out of the blue, grabs his phone, refuses to give it back, and then slugs him twice in the face... Why sure. Who wouldn't believe all that? 'Happens all the time... Does the guy happen to be an ex-Bangkok taxi driver by any chance? 'Seems well qualified. Edited October 12, 2016 by hawker9000 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gandalf12 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Typical Thai mentality. We can't do anything alone, but feel like they are hard men when there is a bunch of them. Dogs run in packs do I need to say more? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 7 hours ago, Xircal said: Was the Japanese guy someone important? There seems to be an awful lot of cameras pointed at whoever is being interviewed. If he was important he wouldn't be in Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemguy Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 50 lashes seems appropriate Cheers Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mikebell Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Pattaya police dismayed that some effort to do their job is diverted from the priority occupation of 'protecting' bar owners. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
biggles45 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 "Wonder what the punishment for assault on a tourist is," The usual penalty is a 500 baht fine Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
soalbundy Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 8 minutes ago, biggles45 said: "Wonder what the punishment for assault on a tourist is," The usual penalty is a 500 baht fine In the UK the victim would be charged because the assailant injured his fist while beating him Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
hobobo Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 19 hours ago, z42 said: The whiff of bullshit (mods, can i say that?) is overpowering. The attackers' account of what led up to him kicking this Japanese lad twice in the chops is absurd at best. Wonder what the punishment for assault on a tourist is, and wonder why he wasn't charged with tarnishing the good image of pattaya ? And its weird that a group of attackers is mentioned yet only 1 is getting arrested. Hmm The others just stood around in case the Jap proved equal - or stronger! - than the Thai. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nemesis7 Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Another daily event of a tourist being beaten up in the sin city and BS Thai story to explain the reason for beating. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tchooptip Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 3 hours ago, soalbundy said: If he was important he wouldn't be in Pattaya. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
NoshowJones Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Was the assault carried out by a group of Thais? That would be the most likely scenario, I can't see a Thai man carrying out an assault by himself. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 ...sounds like this story was purposefully written in an incoherent manner..... ....I've heard about denial...but this is a new all-time low..... ...and it mentions 'a gang' briefly..... ...just blame it on the foreigner and that settles that..... ...jeez.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jacko45k Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Well the original story had a gang of youths involved and another some guy whose car was kicked. Violent people Thai youths. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jonmarleesco Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 So he was punched twice in the face by the victim after he had walked away? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dunroaming Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 Let's not be naïve enough to believe anything said. TIT Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Xircal Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 8 hours ago, soalbundy said: If he was important he wouldn't be in Pattaya. That doesn't answer the question as to why there are so many cameras pointing at the person making the announcement. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
toofarnorth Posted October 12, 2016 Share Posted October 12, 2016 10 hours ago, soalbundy said: If he was important he wouldn't be in Pattaya. OO , BEATCH, Why not , what's wrong with Patts ? Well you started it. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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