A British couple and their son who were attacked during a family holiday in Thailand say they will never return to the country.
Shocking footage has emerged of what is reported to be a British family being attacked in Thailand, apparently because they were western tourists.
The couple and their adult son were leaving a bar in the Hua Hin province in the early hours of April 13 after celebrating Thai New Year, News.com.au reports, when they were attacked by a gang of young men.
“At one point the mother, believed to be in her 60s or 70s, tried to sit back up and was kicked in the jaw causing her to fall unconscious.
British media is reporting that one eyewitness who intervened had claimed in an online forum that the gang deliberately targeted Western tourists.
Police have arrested three people in connection with the attack, local Police Chief Chayakorn Siradecho said.
Thai police are hunting the last suspect seen assaulting the family and leaving them apparently unconscious on the street.
“We are now looking for the last suspect and we have a warrant out for his arrest” on assault charges, he said.
The condition of the three victims is unknown.
CCTV footage of the incident has gone viral online.
Thailand’s reputation as a tourist haven has suffered a setback over the past several years, due to incidents including the high-profile murders of two British backpackers on the resort of Koh Tao in 2014 and a bombing at a popular Bangkok tourist site in August that killed 20 people.
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