A Sri Lankan tourist was assaulted by a transgender woman armed with high heel shoes on the city’s beach road Saturday night after he daringly touched her genitals twice to verify her gender–then refused to pay or proceed with any services.

Police and rescuers from Sawangboribul Foundation were called to Soi 13/3 on Pattaya Beach Road at about 10.30pm where they found a 54-year-old Sri Lankan man, identified only as Sepala, bleeding from the head. He was treated at the scene before police took both parties to Muang Pattaya police station for further questioning.

The alleged attacker, a transwoman identified as Mintran Buran, 29, admitted to striking Mr. Sepala multiple times on the head with a high-heeled shoe. According to her statement, the tourist approached her and she told him that her service price was 2,000 baht. He then asked to touch her genitals to confirm if she was a biological woman.

“I let him touch once. But when he touched me again without paying, I became upset, and an argument broke out,” Mintran said.  

“I grabbed the collar of his shirt, and he pulled mine in return, which caused a scratch on my chest. I got angry and hit him on the head four to five times with a high-heeled shoe.”

Mr Sepala told police he only wanted to verify Mintran’s gender due to uncertainty, but decided not to proceed after his “intimate touch” made him feel unconvinced.

“I cancelled the deal and was about to walk away but that person pulled the collar of my shirt from behind and hit me with the high-heeled shoe,” the Sri Lankan tourist said. (Bangkok Post)