Russian-slashing ladyboy arrested in Pattaya

Russian-slashing ladyboy arrested in Pattaya

Phattaya Prom-in, a ladyboy, 32, sitting, is taken for a police press conference in Chon Buri's Pattaya on Thursday for slashing a Russian tour guide's face. The Russian, right, identified the suspect as his attacker. (Post Today photo)
Phattaya Prom-in, a ladyboy, 32, sitting, is taken for a police press conference in Chon Buri's Pattaya on Thursday for slashing a Russian tour guide's face. The Russian, right, identified the suspect as his attacker. (Post Today photo)

A 32-year-old transvestite prostitute arrested for slashing a Russian tour guide’s face in Pattaya claimed he attacked the man in a fit of anger for allegedly refusing to pay him 1,000 baht for services rendered.

Phattaya "Ann" Prom-in was caught in Nakhon Sawan on Thursday and charged with assaulting 25-year-old Russian tour guide Maxim Belonozhko in Pattaya.

Pol Col Sukkhathat Pumpanmuang, the police in the Chon Buri city, took the suspect to Pattaya police station for the Russian guide to identify, Thai media reported.

On July 22, Mr Belonozhko arrived bleeding at the Pattaya police station around 3.45am. He said two transgenders had propositioned him near Soi 6/1 on Pattaya Beach and, after taking them to a nearby hotel, he discovered his Apple iPhone 4 and about 10,000 baht missing. When he tried to search the two men in skirts, they resisted and one took a box cutter to his face before fleeing.

The Russian received first aid and was transported to Banglamung Hospital.

Russian tour guide Maxim Belonozhko as he appeared when he arrived at Pattaya police station July 22. (Bangkok Post photo)

Police found the blood-stained blade in the room and learned that one of the prostitutes went by the name of "Ann" and was about 25 years old.

During the interrogation, Mr Phattaya confessed to having slashed the Russian's face with a cutter. He claimed the man had allegedly refused to pay him 1,000 baht for sex service as agreed. He became angry and this drove him to cut his face, claimed the suspect. He later went into hiding in his home province.

The suspect insisted he had not stolen the iPhone and cash as accused, saying he just took 100 baht.

Police initially charged him with nighttime theft and causing physical or mental harm to the victim. He was held in police custody for legal action.

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