An Australian tourist was allegedly beaten to death by his British friend in Thailand, police have claimed.
The Australian had been drinking beer with the Briton, 29, when they had a drunken brawl outside their hotel in Pattaya, often called “Sin City” because of its focus on nightlife, before dawn on September 27. .
The pair caused panic when they brawled in the street as terrified locals looked on in horror.
Police said the Briton punched him, causing the Australian to hit his head on the pavement.
Medics were called to the scene around 4:30 a.m. local time, where they found the individual lying on the ground without a pulse.
The scene after the incident shows emergency services outside the hotel after medics were called to the scene at around 4:30 a.m. local time.
A general view of the street shows scenes of Pattaya, famous among tourists for its lively nightlife.
They performed CPR on him and rushed him to Pattaya Memorial Hospital, but said they could not revive him.
Police Major Tanongsak Inphadung from the Pattaya City Police Station confirmed the death of the Australian and identified the Briton as the suspect.
He said the cause of death was still pending.
Mr Inphadung said: “The suspect still denies the charges, but he cannot challenge us because we have complete evidence.”
‘We have images from the restaurant’s security cameras and from four witnesses who drank with them. They were all Thai.
‘Tomorrow we will ask the court to detain him in Pattaya remand prison.
‘He refused to say anything, even though we had an interpreter, and will get a lawyer to defend the lawsuit.
‘The suspect was drunk at the time. We will have to wait for the results of the autopsy to know if the deceased was also drunk, but he was seen drinking hours before the incident. They were tenants of the same floor.
Pictured: The area outside the hotel where the altercation between the couple occurred before dawn on September 27.
Officials did not clarify the cause of their fight.
The former fishing village of Pattaya became popular with American troops on their “rest and relaxation” breaks in the 1960s, when the American military had bases in Thailand to stem the flow of communism from the east.
In the years that followed, the seaside resort became a semi-barbaric sex tourism destination.
Embarrassed officials have made progress in gentrifying the region with family tourism projects, but a voracious nightlife industry continues to dominate the area.
