PATTAYA, Thailand – A foreign tourist was injured in a drunken brawl early on Christmas Day after a confrontation outside a beer bar in Pattaya, police said.
The incident occurred at about 2 a.m. on December 25th outside Apple Bar 2 in the Rompho Market area of Jomtien, in Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang Lamung district, Chonburi. Pattaya City Police received a report of a brawl with injuries and responded along with rescue workers from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation.
At the scene, a popular beer bar area, large numbers of Thai and foreign tourists gathered to watch. The injured man was identified as Jonathan James Baker, 52, a foreigner whose nationality was not immediately confirmed. He was intoxicated and had suffered an injury to his right ankle, police said.
Rescue workers provided first aid before taking him to hospital. During treatment, the man appeared cheerful despite his injuries, moving and dancing to music playing nearby, rescue workers said.
A bar employee, who declined to be named, told police that Baker and a group of foreign tourists had been drinking and celebrating Christmas inside the bar when a heated argument broke out with another man. The dispute escalated, and Baker allegedly challenged the other party to a one-on-one fistfight outside the bar.
According to witnesses, Baker was unable to continue fighting and a scuffle ensued, prompting tourists and bar staff to intervene. The other man took advantage of the confusion to flee the area.
Investigators from Pattaya City Police later inspected the scene and said they were reviewing closed-circuit television footage from the bar and nearby locations to gather evidence. Police said they would seek to identify and question the suspect and proceed with legal action.
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