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Startling Video Emerges of Drunk Tourist’s Altercation in Pattaya Bar
Disturbing video footage has surfaced, depicting the moment an intoxicated foreign tourist ignited a chaotic scene at a bar in Pattaya, Thailand. The incident, which unfolded during Thai New Year festivities, shows the holidaymaker lifting a bar employee and harassing another female staff member before a bouncer intervened, ending the episode with a swift knockout.
Tourist’s Belligerent Behavior Precedes Brawl
The now-viral video captures the tourist confronting a bouncer outside the Pattaya establishment. Witnesses reported the man, speaking English, goading staff and allegedly challenging security personnel to a physical fight just before the altercation escalated.
CCTV Reveals Earlier Harassment
Newly released CCTV footage provides context to the public brawl, revealing the events leading up to the tourist’s humiliating defeat. The shirtless man is seen picking up a female bar worker, identified as May, who reportedly hit her head on an air conditioning unit during the unsolicited interaction.
While the 33-year-old bar worker initially laughed, she retreated to the bar, apparently seeking to avoid further interaction with the disruptive tourist.
Manager Intervenes, Tourist Persists
When the bar’s female manager stepped in to scold the man and separate him from the employee, he turned his inappropriate behavior towards her. The footage shows him leering, attempting unwanted kisses and embraces as she pushed him away.
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Despite the manager’s attempts to eject him from the bar, the tourist returned to May before being forcefully directed out of the premises and onto the street.
The shirtless man is seen lifting the young woman up as the bar’s manager runs to intervene
He began leering at the bar’s manager, jokingly attempting to kiss and hug her as she pushed him back
She tried to kick him out of the bar but he ran back to May, before being shouted at by the manager and sent out into the street
Bouncer Subdues Tourist After Provocation
Once outside, the tourist aggressively attempted to engage the bar’s security staff, posturing and seemingly trying to attract onlookers for a confrontation. However, a security guard decisively ended the spectacle by striking the man, causing him to fall. Further footage shows additional bar staff joining in after the initial blow.
Police Investigate Bar Incident
Following the video’s rapid spread online, police summoned the security personnel and the bar manager, identified as 37-year-old Phrae, for questioning.
The security guards, identified locally as Non, 36, and Nik, 37, acknowledged their involvement in the incident and stated they reacted after escorting the intoxicated tourist from the bar.
They admitted to attempting de-escalation before one guard reacted physically and reportedly regretted their lack of further restraint.
‘We initially attempted to escort him out of the premises,’ one guard reportedly told local media.
‘The manager even attempted to calm him down, but he refused to listen and continued to provoke other tourists.’
The security staff apologized for ‘giving in to their anger’ and for ‘damaging the reputation’ of the coastal tourist destination.
However, they maintained that CCTV evidence corroborated their account, showing the ‘heavily drunk’ tourist harassing a bar worker before turning his unwanted advances toward the female manager, attempting to kiss and embrace her.
The foreign tourist was taken down with a single punch as huge crowds watched on
Bar Staff Detail Tourist’s Disruptive Behavior
The security staff recounted that after they intervened and removed him, the tourist allegedly challenged them to a boxing match.
One bouncer stated: ‘He was removed from another establishment before entering my store around 10 pm. My boss tried to chase him away, but he then assaulted a girl in the bar.’
The manager added: ‘I instructed him to return to his hotel, advising him to stop his behavior due to his intoxication and return the next day.’
‘I took his hand and guided him out of my bar. He pushed me away and re-entered.’
‘We have dealt with numerous instances of misconduct, and we had never physically engaged with a tourist before, but his behavior was incessant.’
The cocky tourist appears to taunt one of the guards in the video before the brawl broke out
Locals attempted to diffuse the situation as the man, who appeared to be with a friend, squared up to the staff member
The tourist is said to have poured beer over one of the bouncers’ heads
After the punch knocked him to the ground the dazed man was kicked by the bouncer
Victim Impact and Police Response
May, the bar worker who was lifted, recounted: ‘The foreigner grabbed and lifted me, causing my head to strike an air conditioning unit.’
‘One of our employees was also harassed, and she is now too afraid to return to work.’
Police confirmed that drug tests were administered to the bar staff and that the establishment was temporarily closed.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Arut Suphanon, Deputy Superintendent of the Pattaya City Police Station, instructed bar personnel to refrain from assaulting tourists in the future.
He stated: ‘There may have been preceding events before the incident. However, its circulation on social media has cast a negative light on the area.’
‘The tourist has not yet filed a report, but we will document your information. We are uncertain if the victim will file a report later. We are currently attempting to locate his whereabouts.’
‘If we can locate him, I would like to hear his account of the events.’
Anek Sarathongyu, Superintendent of Pattaya City Police Station, added: ‘The injured tourist has not yet submitted a complaint, but I have already brought in the security guards for questioning.’