Kobayashi wants police to go after his attacker
in case he would follow and attack him again.
Boonlua Chatree
A Japanese man was beaten after trying to intervene in a
fight between a Thai man and woman.
Hitoshi Kobayashi, 62, appealed to police to track down
the unidentified man who gave him a black eye and cut forehead around 3 a.m.
Jan. 1. He said he was concerned his assailant would follow and attack him
again.
Kobayashi explained he was walking near a beer bar
complex on Second Road when he saw a Thai man assaulting a Thai woman. He
said he stepped in to help her and instead had the man turn his fury on him.
The Japanese man was taken to Pattaya Memorial Hospital
for treatment and police are said to be pursuing the attacker.
