Patong Police in a post online yesterday reported thet they had called in several “witnesses” to the incident late yesterday afternoon.
The post by Patong Police openly marked that the post was in response to a video of the incident posted online by the ’Hot Jung Phuket’ Facebook page.
According to police, the transgender ladyboys said that the tourist rode a motorbike onto Bangla Rd at about 5:20am.
The ladyboys said they “greeted” him, but the tourist refused their welcome and allegedly turned around to attack them.
The video plainly showed the tourist walking away when one of the ladyboys, a blonde, approached him from behind and punching the tourist in the back of the head.
It also showed the tourist fleeing while being chased by another ladyboys who was brandishing a bottle over her head in either a threat to or an attempt to hit him with it.
The report by police made no mention of the video also showing at least two young men joining in the attack and viciously beating the tourist before the tourist could make his escape.