A British tourist who was beaten up by security guards in Thailand after he had a row over a £60 bill is said to be in a coma.
The traveller, who was enjoying drinks with his friends in the red-light city of Pattaya, began arguing with staff at the Helicopter Bar situated on the notorious Soi 6 road after claiming that they had added to their bill. The trio of guards intervened before knocking two of the tourists to the ground.
In a video that has emerged online, the guards could be seen as they attacked both men, one in a grey shirt, and one in a white shirt. The clip showed the bouncers pushing the men before one of the guards ran up and kicked one of them in the head as he jumped off the ground.
Two tourists were knocked to the ground during the brawl in Thailand (ViralPress)
The three guards intervened after the men began arguing with a waitress (ViralPress)Shocked onlookers could be seen begging the trio to stop, whilst one of the tourists was seen lying on the ground as he held up his hands in mercy. However, one of the guards continued to kick him in the head which left the victim motionless on the ground for several minutes.
Witnesses have since claimed that the man was in a coma in intensive care. However, his condition has not been confirmed by the police. One of the sex workers from the bar where the incident unfolded said that the group of men disputed their drinks bill, which came to around 2,8000 Baht (£60). Bar hostess Samorn, 38, said that there were three men altogether in the group, who had paid for two prostitutes to drink with them.
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She said: "Two of the tourists had paid their bills, but another had not and changed his seat several times. I asked them to pay the bill, but the tourist in the white shirt argued that he had already paid. I explained that the money O was asking for was the payment of someone who had not paid and not his own bill.
The three guards have since issued an apology for their behaviour (ViralPress)"They insulted me and said the bar was trying to scam them, so I called the security over and told them the tourist would not pay his bill." CCTV shows how the bills were settled but the tourist in a white t-shirt then pushed a security guard and the fight escalated.
Police Colonel Nawin Thirawit, superintendent of Pattaya Police Station, said today that the bouncers' actions had tarnished the image of Pattaya. The policeman said: "The security guards should have prevented the incident and reported it to the police. Anyone who works in this industry must keep their emotions in check and focus on preventing incidents rather than attacking people. Cases like this can damage the reputation of the city and deter tourists from visiting."
The incident started inside the Helicopter Bar (ViralPress)Sergeant Major Arthon, who is from the same police station, added: "The tourist in the video who was attacked has not filed a police report, so we cannot assign an investigating officer. There's no case open until they complain. We've had a look around but can't find them. Yes, we're still checking CCTV to see what happened to them. There are rumours that he is in intensive care but we haven't heard anything from hospitals."
The security guard who kicked the Brit while he was down has since apologised for his actions. The other two bouncers were aged 27 and 36. None of them were arrested but they were given a dressing down by police before being released. He said: "We did not know the amount of the bill that the tourists did not pay. We arrived after being called by a cashier to protect her because she was afraid. I want to apologise to society and Pattaya authorities for overdoing it by continuing to attack the tourists when they were down. I acted out of temper after being attacked first. We work as part of a group of security guards. There are five of us and we are hired by 28 bars on the road."
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