Hungarian man attacked by Pattaya transwoman over unpaid service
Bar staff say timely intervention prevents more serious injuries
A Thai transwoman and her friend attacked a Hungarian man outside a bar in Pattaya in the early hours of today, April 30, after he allegedly failed to pay for entertainment services.
Officers from Mueang Pattaya Police Station were alerted to a physical assault at 12.16am. The incident occurred outside a bar in Soi Pattaya Beach 12. The assailants had already fled the scene by the time police arrived.
At the scene, officers found bar workers expressing anger over the foreigner, later identified as Imre Vig, a 53 year old Hungarian national. Vig sustained a bleeding wound to his left ear. Rescuers from the Sawang Borriboon Dham Foundation were called in to provide first aid.
According to bar staff, the Hungarian man refused to pay a bill totalling 1,570 baht. They claimed he had ordered alcohol and cannabis from the bar and also hired a transwoman for entertainment.
When the bar closed and the bill was presented, the man allegedly refused to pay, including the service fee for the transwoman.
During a heated argument over the unpaid charges, the transwoman reportedly called her friend, who joined her in physically assaulting the foreigner. Bar workers stated that the man’s injuries would have been more serious if they had not intervened.
Vig denied the accusation, asserting that he was willing and able to pay the bill. He claimed that a technical issue with his phone prevented him from transferring the money at the time.
Police are treating the incident as two separate cases. They summoned both the foreign man and the bar staff to the police station to resolve the payment dispute. Officers also assured the Hungarian man that the attackers would be brought to justice.
In a similar incident in February, a group of female bar workers in Pattaya assaulted a British man over an unpaid bill. Reports stated that the workers struck the man on the forehead with their high heels and repeatedly kicked him while demanding payment.
One of the women was heard urging her colleagues to take money from the man’s pocket. It remains unclear whether any money was taken. The man was eventually ejected from the bar.
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