reader Posted Tuesday at 12:54 PM Posted Tuesday at 12:54 PM From Pattaya News An intoxicated British tourist was assaulted and left injured on Third Road in South Pattaya early this morning. At 3:06 AM on November 19th, Pattaya police received a report of a tourist being assaulted and injured on Third Road in South Pattaya. Upon receiving the report, officers coordinated with rescue volunteers from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation and rushed to the scene, along with reporters from The Pattaya News. At the scene, officers found an unidentified British tourist aged around 55 to 65 years old with a broken nose, bruises around his left eye socket, and multiple abrasions on his body. He was visibly intoxicated. Rescue workers provided first aid before urgently transporting him to a local hospital.A 41-year-old good Samaritan, Mr. Rattapon Rodson, told The Pattaya News that he saw a Thai man dragging the injured tourist out of a white pickup truck, which was suspected to be a mobile app taxi. However, he did not know if the tourist was assaulted by the unknown driver. Due to his intoxicated state, the tourist was unable to provide any details other than his nationality to the police at the time of the incident. Relevant authorities are reviewing CCTV footage to locate the driver and determine the cause of the incident. Quote
