A man faces jail time for hiring his gang to beat up a student black and blue for daring to win his son at a computer game.
The assault caught on CCTV
A 20-year-old student, Worawut Yothaka was violently attacked and beaten by the father of a boy he defeated while playing computer game.
The boy's father and a group of henchman tracked down the student and pummeled him with punches and kicks.
The man's seven-year-old son had tearfully complained to his father after Yothaka defeated him in a game of Warz Siam, prompting the father to attack the innocent student. The assault was caught on CCTV camera. The dad allegedly told him: “Pick on someone your own size next time.”
It’s claimed investigators have discovered that the boy gamer had behaved in a similar fashion at other internet cafés when he lost. The man faces serious charges of assault and battery.