Shockingly, a British tourist and his son were brutally beaten by bouncers outside a bar in Thailand’s ‘Sin City’ Pattaya.
Holidaymaker Ian Thomas, 60, and his son Gregory, 37, had entered the Matador Bar in the city’s red-light district of Soi Buakhao, but were reportedly asked to leave by the bar’s owner at around 1:35am on August 5.
The pair were ushered out by bouncers when their heated argument turned into a physical brawl, with Gregory being beaten up first. CCTV footage shows him being hit and pulled to the ground, where he was then kicked repeatedly.
Footage then shows elderly Briton Ian, in a black shirt, then punching a guard in the face, causing further chaos as staff pushed him to the ground and kicked him repeatedly in the head.
Gregory, in a plaid polo, was seen trying to help his father, only to be attacked and beaten again, leaving his father lying in a heap on the road.
Shockingly, a British tourist and his son were attacked by bouncers outside a bar in Thailand’s ‘Sin City’ Pattaya
Later footage of the scene showed Gregory narrating the events.
The 37-year-old said: ‘The bouncer got aggressive with me and I said ‘do you want to fight me?’. He started fighting me. I came out and he pushed me to the floor and my shoe came off.
“I got up and my shoe came off. I got up and said ‘sorry, sorry’ and I gave him 2,000 Baht. Everything was okay.’
Pattaya police officers arrived on the scene to intervene after reports from concerned bystanders.
They found Gregory tending to an injured Ian, who was lying on the floor with an injured left eyebrow and broken glasses.
They took the tourists and bouncer Natthakarn Boonprasom, 27, to the police station for questioning.
Holidaymaker Ian Thomas, 60, and his son Gregory, 37, were led out when their heated argument turned into a physical brawl, with Gregory first being beaten up by a pair of bouncers (shown in this CCTV footage)
Pictured: Gregory falls to the floor while being attacked by a bouncer
A heated argument between Gregory (seen in the checkered shirt) and his father Ian (seen to Gregory’s left) led to the father lashing out at one of the two bouncers, who this time attacked Ian in retaliation, punching him and pushing him towards the floor
Ian Thomas is on the floor outside the bar after being attacked by the bouncers
Natthakarn said the bar owner ordered him to escort the British revelers out of the bar, but Ian pushed him away, sparking a chaotic fight.
It is not clear why the tourists were kicked out of the bar.
At the station, Ian complained of chest pains and had to be taken to Pattaya Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Police said he and his son were under the influence of alcohol and would be questioned at a later date.
A crowd has gathered around British father Ian Thomas and his son Gregory after the pain erupted in a fight with bouncers at the Matador Bar in Pattaya, Thailand’s ‘Sin City’
Gregory Thomas is seen standing over his injured father Ian outside the bar in Pattaya
Thailand’s current military government has made an effort to clean up Pattaya (pictured) after it was dubbed the “sex capital” of the world and a modern day Sodom and Gomorrah
Police captain Nattapol Saengsee said officers checked CCTV footage of the incident to “find a solution.” He added: “We are mediating between the two groups to ensure that the situation is resolved.”
Thailand’s current military government has made an effort to clean up Pattaya after it was dubbed the “sex capital” of the world and a modern day Sodom and Gomorrah.
However, the city’s lucrative shadow economy, based on sex, crime, booze and drugs, has proven difficult to tame in the once sleepy coastal city.
Also, a large number of British ex-pats have set up bars in the sun-drenched resort, which has become an attractive place for retirees to retire.