South African Taken to Hospital After Disturbing Public in Patong

Patong –

A shirtless and shoeless South African man was taken to a hospital for a mental health evaluation after he caused a public nuisance.

The Patong Police told the Phuket Express that they were notified of the incident near a hotel on the Pracha Nukroh Road. They arrived at the scene to find the foreign man who was identified by police as a South African but whose name was withheld due to medical reasons. He was talking loudly to himself and disturbing other people who were passing him. He appeared disoriented and confused.

Police found that the South African man was intoxicated on top of suspected mental illness. He was taken to the Patong Hospital for a mental heath assessment. His relatives arrived at the hospital and told police that the South African man was nervous about a job and had not slept for three days.

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Goongnang Suksawat
Goong Nang is a News Translator who has worked professionally for multiple news organizations in Thailand for many years and has worked with The Pattaya News for five years. Specializes primarily in local news for Phuket, Pattaya, and also some national news, with emphasis on translation between Thai to English and working as an intermediary between reporters and English-speaking writers. Originally from Nakhon Si Thammarat, but lives in Phuket and Krabi except when commuting between the three.