Chinese tourist assaulted, robbed of 20,000 baht in Pattaya hotel

2026-02-17 - 03:16

PATTAYA — 17 February 2026, A Chinese tourist told police he was assaulted and robbed of more than 20,000 baht by three transgender women at a Pattaya hotel early Monday. At 04:30 the radio centre of Pattaya City Police Station received a report that a Chinese national had been attacked at a hotel on Soi 4, Pattaya Second Road, Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, Chonburi. The victim later filed a complaint in person at the station. Rescue workers from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Pattaya Foundation provided initial first aid. Mr. Jiang Zili, 27, told police through an interpreter that he had invited a transgender woman to his room. She later brought two friends, and an argument broke out. The trio allegedly damaged property inside the room before assaulting him and taking 20,000 baht in cash that had been left in the room. They then fled. A motorcycle taxi rider waiting at the entrance to the soi, said the injured tourist ran to him in a panic and asked for help, saying he had been attacked by three transgender women. He then assisted the victim in contacting police. Investigators are reviewing hotel CCTV footage to identify the three suspects and determine the sequence of events. Legal action is being pursued.