Foreign man causes disturbance at Phuket shabu shop
A foreign man was taken into custody after disrupting a shabu restaurant in Phuket's Patong area, assaulting the manager and alarming customers in an incident caught on viral video.
PHUKET — 26 April 2026, A foreign man caused a disturbance at a shabu restaurant in Patong, prompting police to intervene after a confrontation with the shop manager, according to a video that went viral on social media.
A post by Facebook user Sirinthip Phoosuwan shows an incident inside a mala shabu restaurant in Patong subdistrict, Kathu district. A man wearing a black shirt was seen walking in and out of the premises several times before allegedly harassing and assaulting people inside.
According to the post and witness accounts, a man in a white shirt, believed to be the restaurant manager, attempted to intervene and slapped the suspect, who then shouted loudly, alarming customers and staff. The restaurant contacted Patong police, who arrived at the scene and took the man into custody to calm him down at the police station.
The poster said the man initially approached a nearby table asking "Open?" before repeatedly entering and leaving the restaurant, raising suspicion. At one point, he allegedly attacked the man in white, believed to be the manager, leading to the escalation captured in the video.
The poster added that they did not witness the entire incident clearly, as they were watching a film at the time and only observed parts of the incident. Some moments were captured only in audio, particularly when police questioned those present and details of the incident were recounted.
Police are investigating the incident and will proceed in accordance with the law.
