Pattaya Cannabis Shop Employee Assaults Tourist Over Fake Payment

MGR Online•Society•13d ago

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A cannabis shop employee in Pattaya assaulted a British tourist over a fake payment slip for cannabis totaling 29,200 Baht.

•A Thai man identified as Ice assaulted a British man named Ryan in Soi Bongkot, Pattaya, on August 30.
•The conflict arose from Ryan using a fake payment slip to avoid paying 29,200 Baht for cannabis.
•Ryan admitted to forging the slip and agreed to pay the amount in three installments.
•Police are processing Ice for assault separately from the payment dispute.

•Ryan, a 51-year-old British national, purchased cannabis valued at 29,200 Baht from a shop where Ice is employed.
•Ice discovered that the payment slip provided by Ryan was fake, leading Ice to file a police report and post a warning.
•On the evening of August 30, Ice located Ryan in Soi Bongkot and an altercation occurred, which was captured in a social media clip.
•Ryan and Ice later negotiated in the presence of Bang Lamung Police Station investigators.
•Ryan agreed to repay the 29,200 Baht in three installments: 10,000 Baht, 10,000 Baht, and 9,200 Baht.
•Ice admitted to the Pattaya City Police Station that the assault was driven by anger and acknowledged that using violence was wrong.
•Police are proceeding with legal action against Ice regarding the physical assault separately from the financial settlement.

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Ice

"thief"

โจร

Ice(ไอซ์)ℹ️

A 31-year-old employee of a cannabis shop in Pattaya who assaulted a tourist.

Ryan(ไรอัน)

A 51-year-old British national who used a fake payment slip to purchase cannabis.

Soi Bongkot(ซอยบงกช)

The location in central Pattaya where the assault took place.

Pattaya(พัทยา)ℹ️

The city where the events took place.

Nong Prue(หนองปรือ)ℹ️

The sub-district in Bang Lamung District, Chonburi, where the incident occurred.

Bang Lamung Police Station(สภ.บางละมุง)

The police station where the payment negotiations between Ice and Ryan occurred.

Pattaya City Police Station(สภ.เมืองพัทยา)

The police station that summoned Ice to create a criminal record for assault.