Police arrested two young men yesterday who allegedly assaulted a 58-year-old former British marine in Pattaya. The incident was captured on video and the clip has “gone viral” on Facebook and Youtube, drawing criticism about how badly the attack has affected Thailand’s image, prompting local police to hurriedly investigate it. Following a clue about one attacker’s motorcycle taxi vest details, police rushed to Soi 16 (Marine Plaza) on Walking Street to apprehend Prasert Amatmultri, 25, who was wearing the same vest, and friend Wongsathorn Machoke, 19, for interrogation. Read Article
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According to caribbean360.com, “An American visitor is recovering after being bitten by a shark while fishing in the island chain, according to a police spokeswoman in the Bahamas…The 50-year-old man from Rochester, New York, was airlifted to a hospital in Nassau for treatment after reportedly reaching a local clinic on his own.” Read Article
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csmonitor.com reported, a Swiss couple bicycling in India were attacked and the woman was gang raped, say police. The alleged attack again raises the profile of sexual violence against women in India. The attack occurred Friday evening after the Swiss couple had stopped to camp in a forest. They were bicycling in the state of […]
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Dailymail.co.uk reported that a British woman was brutally gang-raped just meters from the holiday apartment she was sharing with her boyfriend in Spain’s Costa del Sol, it has been claimed. The 31-year-old was attacked by three men in the early hours of Sunday morning as she walked, alone, back from a night out in the […]
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PETALING JAYA, Malaysia thestar.com.my reported that a 25-year-old American tourist was robbed and raped by two men after being taken on a 80km terror ride in a taxi. The woman had gone shopping at a mall on Monday and hailed the taxi when she had finished. The taxi driver, with a man in the front […]
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According to gacetamercantil.com, Herman Peterle a German tourist 74, who ran Argentina with his wife in a trailer, was killed on Sunday in the resort of Mar del Plata, reported today (Monday 11) the prosecutor. “The German tourist was killed on Sunday while sleeping in his motorhome that was parked on a cliff near the […]
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As covered by pattayadailynews.com, “a report of an elephant killing a Thai female tourist was received by Pol. Lt. Capt. Thawatch Norsingha, Muangrayong police station, Rayong. Rescuers from Sawangpornkusol foundation Rayong reported that a 2-year-old elephant went insane and used its tusk to gore a Thai tourist on Maerampung beach. The victim was severely injured […]
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According to news.4amexpat.com, “Today, Thonglor police arrested five teenagers, aged 15 to 18, for assaulting and stealing a purse from a female tourist. Police said that the gang robbed the victim…now hospitalized at Samitivej Hospital. ” Read Article
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As reported by dailymail.co.uk, “A neatly dressed tourist taking pictures in Times Square was caught off guard when a visibly agitated woman blocked her path and then attacked her. The 34-year-old long-haired blonde woman was walking with a friend and photographing their surroundings with a point-and-shoot camera when the aggravated passer-by confronted her and stood […]
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Hotel Samasati – one victim was taken to a local hospital after being struck in the face. Puerto viejo, limon Costa Rica, 18 tourists robbed at gunpoint (many tourists from the United States Hotel is located in the southern region of Limón, near the border with Panama. According to the ticotimes.net, five armed assailants raided […]
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