Footage of a fight between a security guard and a mother shows the shocking moment he punched her in the face, knocking her out and then walking away, leaving her on the ground.
British mum knocked out with single punch by Thai security guard
CCTV footage has revealed the shocking moment a British mother is knocked out with one single punch by security guard who she had confronted for sleeping on the job.
Jane Cox, 37, from Eastbourne, had approached napping watchman at 3.30am at the Modern Home Tower apartment block where she lived in Bangkok, Thailand. The footage shows Ms Cox filming the guard as she wakes him up and and reprimands him for snoozing when he should have been keeping check on the safety of the building, as reported by the Mail Online.
An argument then broke out between the pair and the guard, now identified as Mohammad Ayan, 27, can be seen walking around from behind the desk and then following Ms Cox outside. It appears that they argue for a few more seconds while Ms Cox continues to film until Mr Ayan begins to walk away.
In the following moments, however, the situation escalates into a full blown brawl as Ms Cox is seen to shove the security guard from behind. They resume arguing and she then strikes his face, which she later claimed was in ‘self defence’. At the moment Mr Ayan hits back at her with one punch to the side of her face and she falls to the ground. He then walks away leaving her alone, writhing in pain on the floor.
The clash occurred in December 2021, but an arrest warrant was issued for Mr Ayan in September last year. The case has gained publicity again this week as the the mother of one and schoolteacher spoke out with her family about the alleged assault that left her with a black eye, bruised jaw and fractured cheekbone – calling for further action against the guard.
She said: “My life will never be the same again. My face has been permanently damaged. I don’t know why he attacked me but my only guess can be that I woke him up while he was sleeping. In the video clip, the only thing that I am telling him is to leave me alone and go back to work but he kept following me.
“It’s not good for a man to follow a woman, I felt scared. He didn’t stop. He kept following me and I felt intimidated because I was on my own. He should not have hit a woman. I want the security guard to be arrested and brought to justice.”
Ms Cox’s husband, Boonake Wongsuriyawattana, 46, has enlisted lawyers at the charity Campaign to Reclaim Social Justice (CRSJ Foundation) in Nonthaburi province to help with their case against Mr Ayan, saying that further discipline should be taken against the guard who was not fired but has now left his job.
Mr Wongsuriyawattana said: “My wife was searching for me after I looked for something in my car for a while before she saw the sleeping security guard and woke him up, recording the video to report to his supervisor.
“They started arguing before the security guard told her to walk to the right side of the building. She did not see him, so she walked back to the left side and saw the security guard following her. My wife was scared and told him to get away from her. The security guard took the opportunity when she was unaware to punch her and knock her down.”
He also claimed that no one from the building’s management or alleged attacker’s employer visited Ms Cox to apologise, initially denying liability for the incident and labelling it a ‘fight’ between the two parties. He also alleges that at the time, Mr Ayan did not have necessary license to work as a security guard according to the Metropolitan Police Bureau.
Raphatsit Phattarasirichaisin, the vice-president of the CRSJ Foundation, announced that the organisation intends to take legal action against both the employer and Mr. Ayan.
