Foreign man accused of attacking Phuket tuk tuk driver over fare

A foreign man is accused of assaulting a tuk tuk driver in Phuket after the driver refused to accept his fare. According to the driver, he picked up the foreign man and a woman from Bangla Road and brought them to a hotel in Kathu district. When they arrived, the man claimed he had no cash to pay the fare, offering his phone as payment.

The driver agreed, returning to pick up the phone an hour later. Upon arriving at the hotel, the driver met the man again, who was heavily intoxicated. The man claimed he had been arguing with his girlfriend and refused to pay the remaining fare. The driver ignored the man's personal issue and demanded payment. The man angrily took his phone back, leading to a physical altercation where the man allegedly tore the driver's shirt and struck him on the head with a beer bottle.

The driver filed a complaint with the police, but no further details on the investigation or the attacker's identity were provided in the initial reports.