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Three Arrested Over Brutal Beating of British Family

Scene from CCTV footage released online by a local newspaper in Hua Hin showing the aftermath of an April 13 attack that left a British family incapacitated during the Songkran festival.

HUA HIN — Police said today that three Thai men have been charged for assaulting a family of British tourists in the resort town of Hua Hin during the Songkran festival. A fourth is still at large.

The April 13 attack, which left the three Britons lying motionless in the street, was captured on security camera footage that went viral since making its way online Wednesday. The assault took place in a street crowded with revelers participating in the nationwide water fight celebrated as part of Thai New Year festivities.