Tourist 'beaten by ladyboy in Thailand after rejecting her advances'

May 4, 2015 - 19:16
May 4, 2015 - 19:20
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Tourist 'beaten by ladyboy in Thailand after rejecting her advances'
Michael Merry was reportedly attacked when he rejected the kathoey’s advances (Picture: CEN)

A Thai ladyboy allegedly beat up an Irish tourist after he rejected her sexual advances.

According to reports, 55-year-old Michael Merry was walking through the holiday resort of Pattaya when a kathoey, or ladyboy – a term used in Thailand to denote transwomen, transvestites and intersex people – suggested he might like to have some fun with her.

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The ladyboy was identifed as 24-year-old Wichai Sripalang (Picture: CEN)

When Mr Merry declined the offer, ‘she put her arms around him and molested him," a police spokesman said, prompting him to ‘shove her" to the ground.

‘When she stood up she took off one of her shoes, and used it to hit the victim over the head," said police spokesman Piyapong Ensan.

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Mr Merry was allegedly hit with a high heel (Picture: CEN)

The high-heeled shoe reportedly left a deep gash in Mr Merry"s head.

His alleged attacker – identified as Wichai Sripalang, 24 – was still at the scene when officers arrived and is now facing a fine.

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Sripalang now faces a fine (Picture: CEN)

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