Boonlua Chatree
Two drunken Irishmen were arrested for stabbing two Thai
men during a fight over a Soi 8 bargirl.
Bouncer Yongyuth Yaiying, 23, and motorcycle taxi driver
Phromma Khotsawan, 41, were attacked at the Boom Boom Beer Bar in Central
Pattaya Feb. 3. Yongyuth, stabbed in the leg, and Phromma, slashed near the
neck, were both taken to Pattaya Memorial Hospital for treatment.
Police quickly arrested 39-year-old Thomas Plunkett and
Darren Philip Delaney, 40, after they sped off on motorcycles toward their
South Pattaya accommodations. Plunkett was charged with knifing the two
victims while Delaney was booked for being drunk and disorderly.
Neither Irishman went quietly, attempting to assault
police and media members photographing their arrest.
Bar owner Nuch Beerdshel, 44, said the incident occurred
after one of her employees returned to the bar after leaving to go with
Delaney. He returned with Plunkett to cause a scene and when a motorcycle
taxi intervened, Plunkett stabbed him and then the security guard, she
alleged.
The two drunks refuted the bar owner’s version of
reality, saying they were only defending themselves after being set upon by
the two Thais.
Being foreigners, very drunk and having drawn blood, the
Irishmen lost the argument and police threw both behind bars to sleep it off
before prosecuting the charges.
