Thai Woman Alleges Assault by Group of Foreign Women Near Bangla Road Bar

A Thai woman has alleged that a group of foreign women attacked her outside a bar on Bangla Road in Phuket after accusing her of trying to take their clients.

The woman, who works for a tour company, shared details of the alleged assault on September 22. She said she went to Bangla Road in Patong after finishing work on September 20.

According to her account, four or five foreign women were drinking at a nearby table with several foreign men. She did not provide details about the people she was with. The woman believed the foreign women were offering sex services and that the men accompanying them were their clients.

She said the group may have mistaken her for a sex worker and believed she was attempting to take their customers. According to the woman, the foreign women waited outside the venue before allegedly attacking her at around 3am.

The woman claimed she was punched eight or nine times, suffering wounds and bruising around her left eye and mouth. She said the incident happened very quickly and that she tried to fight back, but the attackers had already fled.

The woman went to hospital to obtain a medical certificate before filing a complaint with police. She asked officers to investigate the alleged assault and review security camera footage outside the venue in an attempt to identify the suspects.

The report did not identify the women’s nationalities or confirm whether police had identified any of them. No arrests had been reported at the time of publication.