On June 8, sometime between 12:30 and 2:00 am, Australian born nak muay Daniel Ketley sustained extensive injuries enroute to visit a friend in Naiharn, Phuket, Thailand.
From The Phuket News:
Daniel left a friend’s house in Laguna around half past midnight, on his way to the Rawai/Naiharn area to see another friend. His last memory is of being in the Soi Saiyuan area, near Icon Bar and the 7-Eleven, and seeing a self-service petrol pump. After that it’s all a blank. He believes he may have stopped for petrol and been attacked then.
Police in Chalong are treating him as yet another motorbike crash victim, but Daniel and his family, friends and family doctor, dispute this.
Lending to the dispute is the fact that Daniel didn’t suffer normal injuries common to motorcycle accidents and was robbed of his wallet, his insurance ID card and mobile phone. As Daniel continues to suffer from memory loss, the police can do little to assist the family.
Currently, Daniel remains hospitalized. The Daniel Ketley Fund has been set up to assist with Daniel’s medical costs. A PayPal account has been created to receive donations.
From The Phuket News:
But also on their minds is an awareness campaign about the dangers of driving alone at night around the area. Following the attack, Mr and Mrs Ketley have been told of a number of other attacks and robberies around the same area, in circumstances similar to Daniel’s.
They are hoping the community, and ideally the Government, will get together and install more lights and cameras in the notoriously dark area, and have more police on duty in the area.
“Something has to be done,” Mrs Ketley said. “I would like to raise a campaign for foreigners to be aware of the dangers. But the Government needs to take action too – it’s not good for tourism.”
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