Aussies behaving badly: Two violent incidents involving tourists from Down Under rock two of Thailand’s most famous nightlife strips – and leave one traveller hospitalised
Three Australians have been embroiled in two fights at two of Thailand’s party districts.
Thai police responded to the first incident in the red-light district on Bangla Road, Patong, which is the centre of nightlife on the tourist island of Phuket, about 2.40am last Thursday, March 19.
Officers learned two Australians had been drinking together before coming to blows over a woman.
Bystanders had attempted to separate the pair but the fight continued to escalate until one of them was knocked to the road.
Disturbing footage showed one of the Aussies, wearing a black singlet and shorts, kicking and punching his friend as he laid on the ground.
During the attack, he yelled: ‘Let’s go, c***, let’s f***ing go.’
It’s understood the man in the black singlet left the scene before police arrived.
The man on the ground, wearing a white shirt, was hauled into the back of an ambulance and taken to Patong Hospital for treatment. A large pool of blood was left where he’d been assaulted.
One Australian man was hospitalised (above) after fighting with another Aussie over a girl in Patong’s red-light district on the island of Phuket
The attacker on Monday night (above), wearing a black singlet, was seen beating his friend as he laid on the ground
Pol. Col. Korakrit Khankhrea, superintendent of Patong Police Station, advised the victim to lodge a report with police but it is unclear whether further action was taken.
The second incident unfolded late Monday night.
An Australian tourist was found on Walking Street, in the red-light district of Pattaya on Monday night.
Michael Walter Scott, 55, had been drinking at ‘Big Tool’ bar when he was caught in a fight over a bill.
It’s understood Scott, from western Sydney, had disagreed with staff over the cost of his tab, which was 1,070 baht – around AU$47.
Security threw Scott out and he was later found with a gash on his head.
Officers were called to the scene about 11pm but staff at the venue reportedly refused to answer questions or hand over the bar’s CCTV.
Daily Mail has contacted the Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade for comment.
In a second separate incident in Pattaya, Australian man Michael Walter Scott (left) was kicked out of ‘Big Tool’ bar following a disagreement with staff over a bill
Scott (right) was found with a gash on his head after being kicked out of the bar on Monday night and helped by authorities
