A Brit dad allegedly killed a Russian paedophile with a single punch after saying he wanted to have sex with his underage daughter.

The 34-year-old Brit dad is alleged to have fatally hit the Russian tourist, 36, after he made sexual advances towards his 15-year-old daughter at a pool party in Pattaya, Thailand, on May 27. The Russian reportedly told the girl he wanted to have sex with her, which led the Brit dad to punch him in the face.

In the scuffle, the Russian landed headfirst on the ground and he was rushed to a hospital in the city. He later died from his injuries.

Police in Pattaya launched a manhunt shortly afterward and collected video footage and witness statements in a bid to track the Brit down. Pattaya officers said they had identified the alleged attacker as a British national and issued an arrest warrant on the charges of “causing grievous bodily harm resulting in death.”

  • acockworkorangeEnglish
    25·
    7 months ago

    Everybody here jumping on the bandwagon created by the headline and happy to condemn someone to death. But it’s all hearsay, there is no concrete evidence other than testimony from the accused and hearsay from the wife of the accused that any sexual proposition even took place.

    It was a party at 3 a.m., how likely they were both drunk? Why was a 15 year old there? Couldn’t it be that the struggle was over another matter entirely?

    Yet, we’re all here with information from the hallmark of impartiality that is The Mirror.

    • Lovstuhagen@hilariouschaos.comOPMEnglish
      3·
      7 months ago

      Also very important: there are conflicting reports.

      In one Thai news article, they say the man wanted to have sex with his wife.

      A young British man was arrested this afternoon in Pattaya after a single deadly punch to a Russian man killed the victim. The suspect stated he punched the victim because the victim allegedly claimed he wanted to have sex with the British man’s wife while at a pool party.

      Thailand News

      Now, I am not sharing the following to try to tear down the man who threw the punch, but the man sounds like he has a bunch of issues and may be lying about something, exaggerating the circumstances, or otherwise just prone to loose cannon behavior and perhaps misinterpretation of the events or leaving out details…

      A father arrested in Thailand accused of killing a Russian businessman who allegedly propositioned his underage daughter for sex only moved to the country six months ago to start a new life after being jailed for drug offences, it has been revealed.

      The Welshman, 34, is accused of killing a man with a single punch for allegedly flirting with his 15-year-old daughter at a pool party in Pattaya over the weekend.

      Described as a ‘Flash Harry’, the man was revealed to have only moved to the city in eastern Thailand at Christmas in hopes of a fresh start, after being jailed for possession with intent to supply cocaine in 2017 and ‘burning bridges’ with his family.

      But within weeks of setting up home in the resort - known for its seedy nightlife - he contacted family in Wales begging them to send him money.

      Acknowledging the arrest, one relative, who did not want to be named, said: ‘We know about it but he’s on his own - we don’t want to get involved. He’s burned all his bridges here.’

      ‘We are estranged from him, there’s a lot of bad history. I haven’t spoken to him for a long time and that’s the way it will stay.’

      Daily Mail

    • PoliticalAgitator@lemmy.worldEnglish
      2·
      7 months ago

      This instance panders to the far-right who insist that pedos are okay to kill and that any group they dislike are pedos.

      • Lovstuhagen@hilariouschaos.comOPMEnglish
        3·
        7 months ago

        Consider this: he may be a Russian who literally ran away from the country and is living poorly in Thailand because he did not want to serve or was so disgusted by the circumstances he is willing to start a new life there.

        I actually have heard people say that there is a vibrant Russian community there…

        Met some Russians myself who did that in the last 1-2 years, plus one of my Belarussian friends abandoned his country over the current war.

        It’s ridiculous to paint them all with the same brush especially when there are some signs that they may actually be trying to avoid association with their regime.

      • acockworkorangeEnglish
        3·
        7 months ago

        What’s your point? Should we carpet bomb Russia and commit genocide because their government is bad?

        • ASeriesOfPoorChoices@lemmy.worldEnglish
          21·
          7 months ago

          Not ALL of Russia, no. Jeezus. There’s innocent animals and such. Most of the landmass isn’t inhabited by people anyway.