A father arrested in Thailand accused of killing a Russian businessman who allegedly propositioned his underage daughter moved to the country six months ago to start a new life after being jailed for drug offenses, it has been revealed.
The Welshman, 34, is accused of killing a man with a single punch for allegedly flirting with his 15-year-old daughter at a pool party in Pattaya over the weekend.
Described as a ‘Flash Harry’, it was revealed the man only moved to the town in eastern Thailand at Christmas in the hope of a new start after being jailed for possession with intent to supply cocaine in 2017 and ‘burning bridges’. ‘ with his family. .
But within weeks of settling in at the resort known for its seedy nightlife, he contacted his family in Wales and begged them to send him money.
Acknowledging the arrest, a family member, who did not want to be identified, said: “We know, but he is alone, we don’t want to get involved.” He’s burned all his bridges here.’
‘We are distanced from him, there is a lot of bad history. I haven’t spoken to him in a long time and that’s how it will continue to be.’
The Welshman appears detained with the Thai police after allegedly hitting the Russian.
Paramedics try to revive the Russian man who hit his head on the tiled floor in the early hours of May 27.
Another relative, who also did not want to be identified, said: “He had gotten out of prison and wanted to start over.” But it seems that things have gotten even worse for him there.’
There was confusion because, contrary to Thai police reports, he does not have a Thai wife or daughter living there.
Relatives said he has a 15-year-old daughter but lives with her mother in south Wales.
Before traveling to Thailand, the Briton rented a small shingle terraced house in Merthyr Tydfil, where he was not popular with the neighbours.
He parked his Jaguar and Audi A6 in the middle of the street, blocking access to other residents, sources said.
“I stayed away from him, but there were some shouting matches with the neighbors,” one of them said.
“I lived there alone, but from time to time you would see girls coming and going.
“I knew he had gone to Thailand about six months ago – it’s a shock to hear what happened there.”
Boxes of rubbish, including cans of Strongbow cider, were apparently piled up on a quiet street today.
A businessman from Merthyr Tydfil, who did not want to be named, said: “He’s a bit of a Flash Harry, he works out, he loves his tans and his tattoos.”
“I knew he was working in a nightclub in Thailand and a lot of people here are happy to see him back.
“It’s his family that I feel sorry for, they are lovely, law-abiding people.”
Thai police are seen at the scene of the attack, a pool villa where a party took place on May 26.
The 34-year-old had already been jailed after admitting possession of cocaine with intent to supply.
He and his girlfriend were caught bringing £2,000 of drugs into a music festival by hiding it in her bag.
The British father was eventually jailed again after allegedly killing Russian Igor Yasilyev, 36, after he reportedly began flirting with his daughter in the early hours of Monday morning at a party in Viewpoint Village, Soi Chaiyapruek 1, in Jomtien.
The drunk Russian is said to have whispered to the teenager that he wanted to have sex with her, prompting the British father to punch him in the face.
Yasiliev fell backwards and is believed to have hit his head on the tiled floor.
Emergency services received a report at 3.16am and rushed to the scene where medics found the Russian lying unconscious on the ground with blood pooling around his head, and it is believed he had suffered a serious head injury.
He was immediately given first aid, including CPR, before being rushed to a branch of Bangkok Hospital in Pattaya in critical condition, but died from his injuries shortly after, the Pattaya Mail reported. reported.
The Welsh father was arrested on Monday afternoon at his home in the Sattahip district, about 16 kilometers from the pool villa.
He told police: “I didn’t think my punch would cause the man’s death.” I regret my actions.’
Meanwhile, his Thai wife, 28, said she also attended the party but left early to go to work.
In the photo, an ambulance is seen waiting outside the scene of the attack.
Pattaya emerged as a nightlife destination in the 1960s, when Thailand fought alongside the United States and provided land for eight military bases.
Around 3 a.m., she claimed to have received a text message from her husband telling her he wanted to go home.
She said: ‘I came back to the villa and found him walking down the street so I took him inside.
“When I asked him what happened, he told me that while they were drinking, the Russian began to sexually harass our daughter, even though his own wife was also present at the party.
‘The harassment escalated until the man finally propositioned our daughter. This angered my husband, so he punched him and knocked him unconscious.
An acquaintance of the victim said the men met for the first time at the party.
‘They were drinking together normally until a fight broke out. He did not know what nationality the man was, but he punched Mr. Igor, who hit his head on the ground.
“I was very surprised because there was a lot of blood,” he said.
Police detained the British attacker and took him to the Pattaya police station to face legal charges.