British tourist is filmed punching a man on Bangkok metro ‘because he bumped into him and knocked his phone onto the floor’- before locals help the victim escape
- British man was looking at his phone on Bangkok’s metro line on Sunday
- A Thai man accidentally bumps into him and the phone falls from his hand
- Man apologises but tourist flies into a fit of rage, landing a number of punches
A British man savagely punched a Thai commuter after becoming enraged when he knocked his phone to the floor and failed to apologise profusely enough.
Footage taken on a smartphone on Bangkok’s Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) metro line shows the Thai man bump into the tourist, causing his iPhone to fall on the ground.
The man apologised for the accident but the British man flies into a fit of rage, smashing him across the face.
The British man can be seen squaring up to the frightened Thai man on the Bangkok metro on Sunday. Credit: Facebook / Jean Yean
The Thai man, wearing a striped brown shirt, tries to move away from the British man’s punch on the Bangkok metro on Sunday. Credit: Facebook / Jean Yean
The yellow-shirted Thai commuter creates a distance between the attacker and his victim on Bangkok’s Metropolitan Rapid Transit (MRT) on Sunday. Credit: Facebook / Jean Yean
The attacker, who is a head taller than the slight man, can then be seen stalking him as he moves around the train.
A yellow-shirted Thai passenger and a man who appears to have been with the British traveller, try to calm the situation and stop the violence from escalating.
Both men stand in between the thug and his victim but he still manages to land a couple more blasts on the Thai man’s chin.
The victim got off the train at Hua Lamphong station to avoid the furious Westerner.
The man travelling with the British man, pictured second from right, hold his hand up to his companion on the Bangkok metro on Sunday. Credit: Facebook / Jean Yean
The British man can be seen stalking the slight Thai man on the Bangkok metro on Sunday. Credit: Facebook / Jean Yean
The yellow-shirted commuter gets between the attacker and the man who nudged him on the Bangkok underground on Sunday. Credit: Facebook / Jean Yean
The furious British tourist can be seen after the Thai man knocked his phone from his hand on Sunday in Bangkok. Credit: Facebook / Jean Yean
The clip was posted to Thai Facebook page Red Skull-addict, an indie media site, where many of those commenting called for the brute to be caged.
One Facebook user said: ‘They should have taken the [beaten] person to the station staff. Then have taken the injured person to the police station. The wrongdoers must pay.’
Another asked: ‘Why are foreigners so angry?’