Thai actor plans to sue Bangkok barber for cutting off part of his ear
A Thai actor is planning to sue a barber at a shop located in the Thong Lor neighbourhood of Bangkok for cutting off part of his right ear.
The actor, 26 year old Natthapong “Oatmeal” Kanthathan, reported details of the incident on his TikTok account, @o.atx, yesterday, November 5. Oatmeal revealed that he is an actor with Mflow Entertainment and every performer in the company has to get their hair cut at the shop because the shop is owned by one of the company’s promoters.
Oatmeal went on to explain that he went to the shop with some colleagues on September 28 and the barber lobbed off part of his right ear. He was rushed to hospital and received seven stitches.
Oatmeal said the barber paid the 15,375 baht cost of the treatment but offered no compensation. The actor says he has lost a lot of income and career opportunities as a result of the wound. According to the actor, the barber gave him 1,500 baht for health insurance and refused to provide any further compensation for his losses.
Oatmeal gave further details of the incident in an interview with Channel 3 today, November 6. Oatmeal claimed that he and his colleagues noticed that the barber looked sleepy and unable to concentrate on his work. He tried to talk to him and turned on the music but it did not help the barber and he remained drowsy.
Oatmeal said he saw him closing his eyes while cutting his hair and had to wake him up. Despite his attempts to keep the barber awake, the ear-cutting incident occurred, leaving him physically and emotionally injured.
According to the victim, the barber gave an interview to the other news agencies that he was not sleepy and was concentrating on his work as usual. The barber made no mention of compensation to Oatmeal.
Oatmeal said that the barber promised him money for scar treatment but he’s had to pay for it himself. He added that he was now consulting a lawyer and planning to file a lawsuit against the barber and the shop owner.
@o.atx ผมทนไม่ได้แล้วครับ ไร้ความรับผิดชอบ ไร้จรรยาบรรณ โครตเสียใจเลยครับทุกคน #โหนกระแส #พี่หนุ่มกรรชัย #ช่วยด้วย ร้านทำผมย่านทองหล่อ
@o.atx โอ๊ตยังศรัทธาในความยุติธรรม และ เชื่อในความถูกต้องเสมอครับ นักแสดงตัวเล็กๆคนนึง ที่ไม่สามารถเรียกร้องอะไรได้เลย 🥹#โหนกระแส #พี่หนุ่มกรรชัย #ช่วยด้วย #ทุบโต๊ะข่าว #ทุบโต๊ะข่าวamarin
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