PHUKET — Police officers from Phuket’s Thalang Police Station are investigating a case involving a video of a foreigner in Phuket who went on a rampage at a pizza restaurant, damaging property and injuring the owner.
The incident occurred near Phuket Airport in Sakhu Subdistrict, Thalang District, around 2 a.m. on September 27. The video has been widely criticized online, especially regarding the issue of troublemakers visiting Phuket and affecting residents and other tourists.
Upon identifying the location, police officers visited the pizza restaurant owner in the afternoon to advise on filing a complaint. The incident took place at Daruka Pizza and Pasta in Moo 1, Sakhu Subdistrict, Thalang District.
A Khaosod reporter then spoke with Ms. Nga, the restaurant owner, and her foreign husband. They recounted that a German man came to the restaurant, saying he would order pizza and come back later. The husband suggested he return first, and they would prepare fresh, hot pizza for him.
About half an hour later, the man returned wearing a dress and carrying a bag. He ordered one pizza, one beer, one shot of liquor, and soda water. He stayed in the restaurant for a long time, refusing to leave even when told it was time for the owners to put their child to bed. He claimed he had no hotel accommodation, so the husband offered to drive him to the airport.
Ms. Nga continued that around 2 a.m., while putting her child to bed, she heard a car starting, followed by crashing sounds and shouting. She came down with her child and her husband told her to call the police as he had been assaulted and their car damaged. She tried calling 191 but failed, then called 1669 for help, but the call was cut short. Unable to reconnect, she called an employee for assistance.
Ms. Nga’s husband described the assault, saying he was about to help load items into the car when the German man threw 2-3 glasses, shattering them in the middle of the restaurant. The man then walked around to the side of the car, twisted off both side mirrors, opened the driver’s door, took the keys, and threw them away.
Ms. Nga’s husband, afraid to fight back, walked behind the van, but the German man approached, put him in a headlock, and pushed him down. As Ms. Nga came down, her husband broke free and asked her to call the police.
At this point, Ms. Nga dragged the man’s suitcase inside, telling him to wait for the police and take responsibility. He then ran to a nearby convenience store and began ransacking it, frightening the staff.
Later in the evening, police arrested the man in front of the convenience store. He was still behaving erratically but apologized. The police took him to calm down before questioning and proceeding with legal action.
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