A Thai transwoman appealed for help on social media after accusing a foreign man of damaging her mobile phone, worth more than 43,000 baht, during an argument in Phuket.
The woman, whose name was not disclosed, provided video footage and her account to the Phuket Times Facebook page. The page shared the clip publicly yesterday, February 25.
In the video, the foreign man was seen standing with a tuk tuk driver while holding a mobile phone. The driver appeared to try to calm him, but the man does not stop.
The footage showed the man smashing the phone, reported to be iPhone 17 Pro, onto the ground, picked it up and throwing it down repeatedly until it broke into pieces. He then picked up the pieces and threw them into the sea.
The transwoman told the outlet she had argued with the man, who she said was heavily intoxicated. She said he grabbed her her phone from her hand and smashed it as shown in the video.
She said she wanted the man to compensate her for the loss and added that she already reported the case to police. As of now, she has not provided further details, and there has been no report of legal action by local police.
The incident prompted questions online about what led to the argument and the foreigner’s behaviour. Some Thai social media users suggested his anger may have been linked to a dispute about her gender, citing similar incidents reported perviously.
Two Thai women who commented on the post said they witnessed part of the incident. They claimed they saw the pair arguing before the transwoman pulled the man’s bag forcefully until its strap tore. They added she then tried to leave the area in a tuk tuk but did not succeed, though they said they did not know how the situation ended.
Another Thai woman wrote that she saw the transwoman lift her skirt to show her genitals, which led her to suspect there was a dispute about gender, similar to what some others suggested in the comments.
Phuket Times also referred to a similar incident reported in Phuket in 2024, when a Thai transwoman and a foreign man were involved in a physical altercation outside a hotel. The report said the dispute began after the man refused to pay her, alleging she lied about her gender.
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