Construction Worker Says Online Date Set Up Gang Attack

A 20-year-old construction worker in Udon Thani has filed a police complaint after allegedly being lured to meet a woman he met online before being chased and beaten by a group of about 10 men, including her alleged ex-boyfriend.

At 18:00 on 25 July 2026, the man's mother, identified by the pseudonym Nuch, 45, took her son, identified as Breeze, to file a complaint with police at Mueang Udon Thani Police Station.

Breeze told police that he works in his family's construction business and installs solar panels. He said he is single and has no family of his own.

He said he met a 20-year-old woman, identified by the pseudonym Nong, on social media in late June. They had been talking for about a month, and she told him she had broken up with her boyfriend and was single.

Breeze said a man claiming to be Nong's ex-boyfriend later sent him threatening messages, warning him to stay away from her and saying he would face a gun if he did not. Breeze said he responded by challenging the man to meet him one-on-one.

He said he later asked Nong about the man and she continued to insist that they had already broken up.

Before the attack, Nong allegedly messaged Breeze and asked him to pick her up at a resort near the Suan Sunandha Rajabhat University Udon Thani Campus stadium. She reportedly asked him to drop her off behind the Bo Bae Market.

At around 00:30 on 25 July, Breeze rode his motorcycle to meet her. Before reaching the meeting point, he stopped and watched from a distance. He said he saw Nong with about 10 young men gathered in front of the stadium, one of whom was allegedly her ex-boyfriend.

When Nong saw him, she walked towards him, while the group followed on motorcycles. Fearing for his safety, Breeze said he rode away. About 300 metres later, he lost control of his motorcycle and crashed.

He alleged that the group then surrounded him and attacked him, hitting him with motorcycle helmets, kicking and punching him. The assault stopped after he pleaded with them to stop, and the group then fled.

Breeze suffered bruising around his eyes, a split lip requiring two stitches, swelling on his head and abrasions on his knee from the crash. He said he later vomited blood after returning home, prompting his mother to take him to hospital. After being discharged that afternoon, he went to police to pursue legal action.

"I believe Nong lured me out so her ex-boyfriend's group could attack me. Ten against one is not fair. It's not manly. If they're brave enough, they should face me one-on-one," Breeze said.

His mother said her son had been out of the house for only about 20 minutes before returning covered in blood. He soon vomited blood, so she took him to hospital.

She urged people to be careful when starting relationships and to make sure the person they are seeing is not already in a relationship.

"Luckily, the weapon used was only a motorcycle helmet, not a knife, stick or other sharp object. Being attacked 10 against one and surviving is already lucky," she said.