Thread: Briton Matt Prior Brutally Attacked Outside Bangkok Nightclub

BANGKOK – British National Matt Prior, 26, who was beaten by a bouncer outside Sugar nightclub in Bangkok is now being faced with a US$10,000 bill after the management, who admitted the blame, refused to pay much more than US$500.

The family of Matt Prior, who all live in Puckeridge UK, are now asking for help covering his steep medical bill.

Matt was told the costs would be covered by the Bangkok club, but the offer was later revoked by management when the extent of his injuries were revealed.

Mr Prior, who teaches English and runs a football team in the Thailand, had to have part of his hipbone inserted under his left eye socket to save his sight.

Matt had taken a bottle of vodka into the club, and bought one mixer, before being told he was too drunk and asked to leave.

While waiting for a taxi home, a bouncer suddenly floored him with a single punch.
Matt lost four pints of blood over the course of several days.

Recalling the attack, he said: “We got showed to our seats and bought mixers, had one drink each and was then told we had to leave because they thought we were too drunk. We weren’t."

More here: http://www.chiangraitimes.com/briton...nightclub.html

Originally Posted by misskit

Mr Prior, who teaches English

Originally Posted by misskit

Recalling the attack, he said: “We got showed to our seats

Am I nit picking?

Matt was told the costs would be covered by the Bangkok club, but the offer was later revoked by management when the extent of his injuries were revealed.

as expected, and true to form the thai have reneged on their agreement and denied responsibility once the extent of the victims injuries and hence the expense became known.

shameful behaviour, but then they are a shameful people.

as a teacher working legally here, one would have thought he would have had some health insurance either as part of his contract or purchased privately.

Originally Posted by taxexile

Matt was told the costs would be covered by the Bangkok club, but the offer was later revoked by management when the extent of his injuries were revealed.

as expected, and true to form the thai

and true to form you run in Thai bashing.

Problem is, as i recall from elsewhere this bar is a farang management one, and he has been dealing with some "unsavoury" farangs.

that money laundering scum falangs can take advantage of the lack of regulation and lax law enforcement prevalent in this country to finance and run dubious businesses just reinforces my point.

Originally Posted by taxexile

that money laundering scum falangs can take advantage of the lack of regulation and lax law enforcement prevalent in this country to finance and run dubious businesses just reinforces my point.

Good save tax....

the club is in one of those dr bj sois near nana, if it is as you say owned and run by falangs its most likely a front, although i would wager that the manager who decided to renege on his responsibility towards the injured customer is a thai.

these managers, and the meatheads they employ for "security" are mostly nasty pieces of work with chips on their shoulder and a propensity for violence.

admittedly they do have to work for horrible falangs with influence and their job is to deal with obnoxious loud ill mannered drunken falang customers with more money than sense drooling over and pawing thai women and that must surely rankle, the thai does not like being subservient to the falang, so i suppose giving one a good kicking every now and again is just a perk that comes withthe job and to be expected. however this one was seriously injured and his hospital bill should really be covered by the club.

Originally Posted by taxexile

although i would wager that the manager who decided to renege on his responsibility towards the injured customer is a thai.

Jeeze tax. The details are elsewhere on the web. Go have a look before you make even more of a fool of yourself.

Fucked if I know how these farangs get beaten up.

I have never been attacked, threatened nor asked to leave a place during my more then 25 years here.

Have to be cvnts I reckon (in most cases) and probably deserve what they receive.

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Have to be cvnts I reckon (in most cases) and probably deserve what they receive.

I,m with you mate on this one .

BTW ,, I would add there are similar nut jobs back here in the UK receiving similar paybacks

Originally Posted by Loy Toy

Fucked if I know how these farangs get beaten up.

I have never been attacked, threatened nor asked to leave a place during my more then 25 years here.

Have to be cvnts I reckon (in most cases) and probably deserve what they receive.

Yeah...
I have to believe that this story and subsequent events has another unsavory side and hidden info.

The appearance of the "victim Farang" has numerous layers.

taxexile

although i would wager that the manager who decided to renege on his responsibility towards the injured customer is a thai.

Jeeze tax. The details are elsewhere on the web. Go have a look before you make even more of a fool of yourself.

well it seems as if i was wrong about the managers nationality, but not about his duplicity.

He then received a message from club manager Tim Kopp apologizing for the attack and claiming the bouncer had been sacked.
“I’ve seen the pictures of your nose and deeply apologise [for] what happened and your experience,” he said.
“It’s just right to cover your hospital bill as what happened was totally unnecessary.”
However, when the cost of his subsequent operation, equivalent of roughly £6,500, was revealed, the club’s tone changed.
He was contacted by the parent company’s managing director, who said the club was not responsible for his injuries, as it took place off premises.
He said bosses “were quick to assist in your immediate expenses and considered the matter closed”.
Mr Prior’s misery is compounded by invalidated insurance, caused by a change of jobs, and he is struggling to press charges.

Originally Posted by taxexile

well it seems as if i was wrong

There is my brave little trooper.

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

On a more serious note a bouncer /thug roughing someone up if they cause a disturbance in the bar maybe under some circumstances Ok and if they resist. But sucker punching a guy waiting for a taxi? Under no circumstances is that acceptable or legal.
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As always, there are two stories, the one given (nice guy, in a bar, gets ejected then attacked for no reason) and the second which has him being booted from the bar several times, causing a ruckus and "getting into it" with the bouncer.

Which is true? No idea.

And yes, that bar is one to avoid.

While waiting for a taxi home, a bouncer suddenly floored him with a single punch.

i think the bouncer rather "got into it" with the customer.

Originally Posted by VocalNeal

LT,

You are not 26 years old , full of yourself, and are not so cheap that you carry a bottle of your own liquor into a bar. This is where I see the problem commencing. Also wandering around a capital city carrying a bottle is not "normal" behavior unless one is on one's way home.

Mate, This Brit is a teacher (or probably not) and should have asked permission at the door before taking the bottle in like he would have had to do in any British pub.

Some places allow you to bring in a bottle but charge high corkage (mixer) rates.

Anyway, anyone with a hair cut like that needs a good hiding.

about 12 years ago I was taken to a couple of Thai clubs on the outskirts of Pattaya who didn't sell spirits. You were charged a lot more for you ice and mixers to make up the profits.
Maybe it was the same deal with this club?

Debating culpability is iredundant since the management conceded their security was at fault and should have not launched the attack.
They should pay up but as we know the establishment is boiler room soiled goods so the ethos is not necessarily rooted in fair play, honour and probity.

That the victim may be a feckless, drunken debauched tefler lookimg to shag himself silly whilst sporting an absurd tonsorial arrangement is neither here nor there.

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

That the victim may be a feckless, drunken debauched tefler lookimg to shag himself silly whilst sporting an absurd tonsorial arrangement is neither hair nor there.

New one for the vocabulary list, tonsorial. Sounds more like some kind of editorial on throat anatomy.

Club would have been covered by insurance, insurance company doesn't want to pay, do they in the west, no.
Guy needs to file a police report [ tourist police ] and sue for damages, if he was not the instigator.
Know a guy suffered brain damage in a night club in Melbourne, took 5 years to get compensation.

Just checked out their website enter before midnight Smirnoff or Red Label 999 baht.
Not sure how much it cost in 7/11.
The DJ line up sucks one look at that line up and any one with a bit of sense would have walked away.

Suing a boiler room establishment would require deep pockets and I rather think it inevitable a list of witnesses testifying to the victim's " drunken, rude and potentially violent behaviour " would be produced to the Court which would doubtless then determine the victim must share responsibility for his injuries and the cost of treatment.

A Pyrrhic victory for the farang beckons.

LT and Nige have got it right -- A typical case of fit in or fvck off.

Originally Posted by Ozcol

LT and Nige have got it right -- A typical case of fit in or fvck off.

Bad press for them, nonetheless.

Might turn many away.