A British former policeman claims a biker gang assaulted him with a truncheon before smashing up his pub in north-eastern Thailand.
Lee Buil, 57, formerly of Hull, Yorkshire, was left needing 18 stitches after he was allegedly assaulted by a number of men in his venue in Surin, Thailand.
The incident, which was caught on CCTV, is said to have kicked off after a dispute in the wake of the biker gang opening up a bar on the same street.
Attack: Lee Buil, a former police officer from Hull now living in Thailand, was left needing 18 stitches after he was allegedly assaulted by a number of men in his pub
CCTV footage appears to show the members of the gang attacking Mr Buil using a truncheon
Mr Buil, who has been living in Thailand for 20 years, runs the pub the Monkey House with his wife Narisa Bunchart, 39.
He claims trouble started after members of a local chapter of Outlaws MC opened a bar called the Cross Pistons across the street in the city of Surin.
Mr Buil says the men, dressed in leather vests adorned with the patch of the ‘one per cent’ club, came to his pub and became violent when refused service.
CCTV footage appears to show the members of the gang attacking Mr Buil inside the pub using a baton, which he claims was an extendable truncheon.
Images taken after the scrap shows Mr Buil bleeding profusely from his head, and he eventually needed 18 stitches.
Aftermath: Images show Mr Buil bleeding after the attack, left, and having received medical attention in hospital, including stitches, right
This image posted on social media claims to show one of the men who attacked Mr Buil
Another image identifies a blonde man who is also seen in the CCTV video, reportedly standing outside the Monkey House pub following the assault
The damage to the pub and its interiors is set to cost Mr Buil 60,000 Thai Baht (£1,360 GBP)to repair and replace.
Several men were arrested by police but later released on bail, and shortly afterwards someone returned to Mr Buil’s bar and glued the locks.
Mr Buil and his family, who were inside at the time, say they ended up feeling like ‘prisoners in their own home.’
It is believed that Thailand’s 191 special police branch will now investigate the case further.