Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment a British woman was knocked unconscious by a security guard after she confronted him for sleeping on duty.
Married mother-of-one Ayesha Jane Cox, 37, from Eastbourne, was furious that Mohammad Ayan, 27, was napping at 3.30am while she was paid to patrol the Modern Home Tower apartment complex where she lived in Bangkok, Thailand.
Footage shows Ms Cox filming the security guard at his desk when an argument broke out between the pair. They then go outside, where she pushes him on the shoulder in what she claims was “self-defense” after claiming he was following her.
As she turned her back on him, Mr Ayan responded with a punch that left the teacher sprawled on the ground writhing in pain as the guard ruthlessly walked away.
The attack took place in December 2021, but an arrest warrant was not issued for Mohammad until September last year and the case was republished this week on April 25 as the family tried to find the suspect.
Married mother-of-one Ayesha Jane Cox, 37, shows off her injuries after attack in 2021
CCTV footage from the foyer of the apartment block shows the moment Ms Cox confronted the security guard
The security guard is seen charging at Ms Cox outside her home in Bangkok, Thailand
The blow left the teacher sprawled on the ground, writhing in pain, as the guard walked away
The British mother suffered a black eye, bruised jaw, broken cheekbone and swollen cheekbone
Mrs Cox and her husband Boonake Wongsuriyawattana attend a press conference in Bangkok
Ms Cox suffered a black eye, a bruised jaw, a broken cheekbone and a swollen cheekbone after the alleged assault.
She said: ‘My life will never be the same again. My face is permanently damaged.
‘I don’t know why he attacked me, but my only suspicion is that I woke him up while he was sleeping.
“In the music video, all I say to him is to leave me alone and go back to work, but he kept following me.
‘It’s not good for a man to follow a woman, I was afraid. He didn’t stop. He kept following me and I felt intimidated because I was on my own.
‘He shouldn’t have hit a woman. I want the guard arrested and brought to justice.”
Ms Cox’s husband Boonake Wongsuriyawattana, 46, raised the matter again this week and called for further action to catch the alleged attacker, who has since left his job.
The mother-of-one was left bruised and battered after the shocking attack
The pair are seen outside, where Ms Cox pushes Mr Ayan on the shoulder in what she said was ‘self-defence’ after claiming he was following her.
He contacted lawyers from the charity Campaign to Reclaim Social Justice (CRSJ Foundation) in Nonthaburi province for help.
Boonake said, “My wife was looking for me after I looked for something in my car for a while before she saw the sleeping security guard and woke him up, recording the video to report to his supervisor.
‘They started arguing before the security guard told her to walk to the right side of the building.
‘She didn’t see him, so she walked back to the left side and saw the guard following her.
‘My wife was scared and told him to leave her.
“The guard took the opportunity when she was unaware to hit her and knock her down.”
Mr Ayan was paid to patrol the Modern Home Tower apartment complex where she lived in Bangkok
Boonake said the security company had not terminated the alleged attacker’s employment and that they left for security reasons. They later discovered he had left the job.
Furthermore, he claims the company has denied liability, citing the incident as a fight between the two and refusing to take action.
Boonake said they did not send anyone to check on Ms Cox, just a basket of fruit as an apology when he intervened.
Boonake also claimed that Mr Ayan did not have the required license to work as a security guard after verifying the company’s document with the Metropolitan Police Bureau.
Raphatsit Phattarasirichaisin, vice-president of the CRSJ Foundation, said the charity would pursue a lawsuit against the employer and Mr Ayan.