Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment a British woman was knocked out with a single punch by a security guard after she confronted him about sleeping on duty.
Ayesha Jane Cox, 37, married mother-of-one, from Eastbourne, was furious that Mohammad Ayan, 27, was taking a nap while she was being paid to patrol the Modern Home Tower apartment block where she lived in Bangkok, Thailand , at 3.30 am.
The footage shows how Cox filmed the guard at his desk as an argument broke out between the pair. They then leave her and she is seen pushing him on her shoulder in what she claims was her “self-defense” after claiming that he was following her.
When she turned her back on him, Mr. Ayan responded with a punch that left the teacher lying on the ground writhing in pain, and the guard was seen walking away without remorse.
The attack occurred in December 2021, but an arrest warrant was not issued for Mohammad until September last year and the case became public again this week, on April 25, as the family searched for the suspect.
Ayesha Jane Cox, 37-year-old married mother, shows her injuries after attack in 2021
CCTV footage from inside the lobby of the apartment block shows the moment Ms Cox confronted the guard.
The security guard is seen charging at Ms Cox outside her home in Bangkok, Thailand.
The punch left the teacher lying on the ground writhing in pain, and the guard was seen walking away.
The British mother suffered a black eye, a bruise on her jaw, a fractured cheekbone and a swollen cheekbone.
Mrs Cox and her husband Boonake Wongsuriyawattana attend a press conference in Bangkok.
Ms Cox suffered a black eye, a bruised jaw, a fractured cheekbone and a swollen cheekbone after the alleged assault.
She said: ‘My life will never be the same. My face has been permanently damaged.
‘I don’t know why he attacked me, but all I can guess is that I woke him up in his sleep.
‘In the video clip the only thing I tell him is to leave me alone and go back to work but he kept following me.
‘It is not good for a man to follow a woman, I felt afraid. She didn’t stop. He kept following me and I felt intimidated because she was alone.
‘I shouldn’t have hit a woman. I want the security guard arrested and brought to justice.
Cox’s husband, Boonake Wongsuriyawattana, 46, raised the case again this week and called for more action to be taken to catch the alleged attacker, who has since left work.
The mother-of-one was left bruised and battered after the shocking attack.
He contacted lawyers from the charity Campaign to Reclaim Social Justice (CRSJ Foundation) in Nonthaburi province for help.
Boonake said: “My wife was looking for me after I searched my car for something for a while before she saw the security guard asleep and woke him up, recording the video to report to her supervisor.”
‘They began arguing before the security guard told him to walk to the right side of the building.
‘She didn’t see him so she walked to the left side and saw the security guard following her.
‘My wife got scared and told him to stay away from her.
“The security guard took the opportunity when she was unconscious to punch her and knock her down.”
Ayan was paid to patrol the Modern Home Tower apartment block where he lived in Bangkok.
Boonake said the security company did not fire the alleged attacker and that he moved for security reasons. They later discovered that he had left the job.
He further claims that the company denied all responsibility, citing the incident as a fight between the two and refusing to take action.
Boonake said they did not send anyone to check on Ms Cox, and only sent a fruit basket as an apology when she intervened.
Boonake also claimed that Ayan lacked the required license to work as a security guard after checking the company’s document with the Metropolitan Police Office.
Raphatsit Phattarasirichaisin, vice-president of the CRSJ Foundation, said the charity would pursue litigation against the employer and Mr Ayan.