British Tourists' Brutal Attack on German Man in Pattaya

0:00On April 22nd, two British tourists got into a brutal fight with a 44-year-old German man and his Thai girlfriend on Patayas Soibwakao. Strip around 2 a.m. on Wednesday. Video shows the Brits, who seemed drunk, kicking and punching the guy on the pavement while his girlfriend jumped in to defend him. Motorcycle taxis and bystanders broke it up before cops arrived, but the Brits bolted. The girlfriend, 31-year-old May, says it started inside a bar where the Brits were acting erratic, maybe on drugs, pacing with beers. She warned her boyfriend not to engage, but as they left, one punched him. She's frustrated because the bar's CCTV wasn't working, and his phone got smashed in the chaos. May described her boyfriend as fragile with heart and lung issues, making the attack even more vicious. Witnesses saw the Brits hurling insults and one even spat at her face. His family back home got worried after hearing about it. Pataya police launched a probe, but no formal complaints have been filed yet.

1:02Patrol officers told the couple to let it go at first, though they're now seeking footage to push a report. Pataya's wild rep as Sin City keeps drawing trouble with booze and nightlife, despite city efforts like better lights and cameras to make it safer. Four families. Incidents like this show the cleanup's still a work in progress.