3 Pattaya transwomen assault Laotian woman over job loss (video)
Three Thai transwomen brutally attacked a Laotian woman in Pattaya earlier this week, accusing the victim of getting them fired from their jobs.
A Laotian woman, identified only as Da, called on Thai news agencies to assist her in seeking justice after she was brutally assaulted on Pattaya Sai Song Road at 2.59am on Tuesday, January 14. The incident occurred just 200 metres from Mueang Pattaya Police Station.
In an interview with the DailyNews, Da revealed that the group of transwomen previously worked at the same bar as her but had recently been dismissed. They reportedly disliked her because she was a foreign worker and believed she was responsible for them losing their jobs.
Da firmly stated that the employer fired the transwomen due to their frequent disruptive behaviour and laziness, not because of her.
According to Da, the transwomen sent threatening messages via the LINE application, including threats to report her to the police for working illegally. However, Da clarified that she entered and was working in Thailand legally, rendering their threats baseless.
The threats escalated, with the transwomen sending her insults and vulgar messages, continuing to accuse her of reporting their poor behaviour to the employer.
On the day of the attack, Da, who was on a day off, visited a bar near the scene of the incident. As she was on her way home, the attackers approached her and launched a violent assault. She nearly lost consciousness during the attack, but Thai and foreign witnesses intervened to stop the assault.
CCTV footage of the incident showed the three transwomen slapping, kicking, and trampling Da even after she collapsed to the ground. The assailants fled the scene following the attack.
Da alleged that the transwomen were known to evade arrest and claimed they previously attacked tourists on Pattaya Beach without facing consequences.
In a separate incident last May, a group of transwomen in Phuket attacked another transwoman from Pattaya in Soi Bangla. Thai netizens accused the Phuket transwomen of initiating the fight, suspecting that the Pattaya transwoman was attempting to steal their clients.
However, the Phuket group claimed that the Pattaya transwoman instigated the altercation without reason. Nevertheless, each Phuket transwoman involved in the fight was fined 1,000 baht for voluntarily engaging in a physical altercation.
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