Thread: Drunk Irishman Made Up Pattaya Van Assault: Police

Teeranai Charuvastra
Khao Sod English

CHONBURI — Police on Wednesday said an Irish teacher has admitted to making up a story about being assaulted and robbed by a Pattaya van driver, saying he couldn’t find his money and blamed the driver.

Ciaran Duffy, an English teacher at a Bangkok school, admitted to falsely telling police the driver had demanded 2,000 baht for a fare from Pattaya to Bangkok and attacked him when he refused. The Irishman said today that he was drunk at the time, according to a police investigator.

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Drunk Irishman? Never!

Good to see the usual Tefler high standards are being maintained in the metropolis.

An alcoholic Hibernian so inebriated he claims no recollection of how he lost his B2,500, a fact attested by a police source who accepts he was drunk and senseless, yet when the matter was originally reported to the police, personally by the paddy, two days ago the police did not detect his alleged drunkenness.

One wonders how his lessons go.

^ I thought it was you but you haven't got 2500b
Your Irish SA so what's with the paddy shout?

Sounds like a piss poor plan. Wonder how his students are coming along learning 'english' from an Irishman.

CHONBURI — Police on Wednesday said an Irish teacher has admitted to making up a story about being assaulted and robbed by a Pattaya van driver, saying he couldn’t find his money and blamed the driver.


Ciaran Duffy, an English teacher at a Bangkok school, admitted to falsely telling police the driver had demanded 2,000 baht for a fare from Pattaya to Bangkok and attacked him when he refused. The Irishman said today that he was drunk at the time, according to a police investigator.
“He was drunk and senseless,” said 1st Lt. Panisa Kuncharin of the Chonburi City Police Station.


The driver, Buddee Srimontri, turned himself in after news spread of the incident to deny the allegations. Buddee told police that Duffy was drunk and being a nuisance to other passengers in the Bangkok-bound van by shouting and putting his feet up on the seat in front of him.
Buddee said he stopped the van and shoved Duffy onto the sidewalk before driving away.


Buddee also denied robbing Duffy of 2,500 baht as alleged, Panisa said. Today the Irishman told police he had no recollection of the driver taking his money.


“He noticed that his money was gone after he was left behind by the van, so he thought the driver must have taken it, but he actually didn’t see that happen,” Panisa said.


For pushing Duffy, whose fall caused minor injuries, Buddee was charged with assault and subsequently fined 500 baht. The Department of Land Transport said it would not take action against him for leaving Duffy behind because Buddee had reasonable cause to do so.


She added that Buddee agreed not to press any charges against Duffy because the Irishman had apologized to him in person.

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

“He was drunk and senseless,”

probably born that way

Arguably better than being in the news because he hasn't called his mam for six days.

(I'm betting ECC.)

Speaks volumes about the state of the TEFL industry in Thailand

Originally Posted by DJ Pat

Speaks volumes about the state of the TEFL industry in Thailand

...or Pattaya visitors

Or both

This is where celebrating Paddys day too early gets you, snakey take note

Originally Posted by misskit

an Irish teacher

So he isn't an english teacher, maybe he's alright after all.

Im surprised the driver is shaking the hand of the horrible little bastard considering he went to the cops with a pack of lies trying to get the driver into serious shit

Originally Posted by jimbobs

^ I thought it was you but you haven't got 2500b
Your Irish SA so what's with the paddy shout?

Looks like Paddies day started early.
I beleive SA originates from Imber, half Welsh half English and raised by a flock of sheep on the Brecon Beacons.
He attended a home schooling project in the Valleys before securing 45 years of employment within the tax office where he chiefly dotted i's and crossed t's. After a career trying to get blood out of a stone he up sticks and relocated to live out his youth, unfortunately Brexit happened and all his plans turned to shit