Foreign Tourist Assaults Five in Hua Hin Rampage

A foreign tourist sparked a violent rampage at a cannabis shop in Hua Hin district, Prachuap Khiri Khan province, destroying property and assaulting shop staff, passersby, and a disabled woman selling flowers from a wheelchair. Good Samaritans intervened to restrain the suspect before police arrived at Hua Hin Police Station on the evening of July 26.

A 20-year-old witness named Sujitra, who filmed the incident, reported she was doing nails at a nearby shop when she heard shouting from the cannabis shop across the street. She saw the foreign man violently attacking another man, then shouting and assaulting a motorcyclist who came to help. He then dragged the disabled flower vendor from her wheelchair and punched her in the face, knocking her to the ground. The suspect continued the rampage at a nearby restaurant before being restrained by five citizens, who struggled to hold him due to his large size.

A cannabis shop employee, one of the victims, said that after hearing commotion, she came downstairs and was immediately struck in the left side of her face without warning when she opened the door. A cyclist who came to help was also attacked. The suspect had visited the shop two days earlier with no signs of trouble. The incident is believed to have been triggered by a verbal dispute with another customer, possibly involving religious matters, which escalated when his temper flared. The suspect is identified as a Qatari national. Approximately five people were injured, and the employee confirmed receiving medical examination at a hospital and intends to press charges to the fullest extent.