Victims sue after UK citizens assaulted at club
Print Le Thi Tuyet Linh, 19, one of the people assaulted by security guards at the Sailing Club bar in coastal Nha Trang City last month, has requested local law agencies to indict the attackers.
On February 16, Linh sent a letter of accusation to the Police Department and People’s Procuracy of both southern Khanh Hoa Province and its capital city of Nha Trang to ask them to strictly punish the attackers.
At over 1 am January 30, Linh, her two sisters, her brother-in-law – UK citizen Matthew Paul Shaul – and Richach, Matthew’s brother, came to the Sailing Club bar at the beachside park at Nha Trang City for drinks.
They were told by security guards to leave a bag of belongings at the guard-house for security reasons. They did so but were given no receipt for the keeping of the bag.
Later, the group left the bar to walk along the beach.
The group returned to the Club for more drinks at about 3:00 am in the morning. Half an hour later, they asked security staff for their bag and were told that their bag was lost and that security could not bear responsibility for the loss.
A quarrel broke out between the two sides. Linh was punched several times in the face and in the stomach.
Additional security was called in by a man in a black vest. In total, nearly 20 personnel reportedly attacked the group of 5 tourists.
The attackers also challenged the group to call police.
Following the advice of bystanders, they called the emergency police 113, but their attempts were unsuccessful.
After waiting for a long time but no police came, the group called a taxi to bring the injured to hospital.
Matthew required 6 stitches on his upper lip, Linh suffered injuries to her spleen, and Richach had his ribs broken.
On the evening of January 30, Mr. Robert, who was in charge of the night shift at the Sailing Club bar, came to Ngan Ha hotel, where Linh and her relatives were staying, to offer an apology.
The group reported the case to the police departments of Loc Tho Ward, Nha Trang City and Khanh Hoa Province, asking them to handle the case strictly.
On February 1, Ms. Le Thi Ngoc, Matthew’s wife, came to the UK General Consulate in Ho Chi Minh City for assistance. The agency said it would ask local authorities for an explanation on the incident.
On the morning of February 9, Lieutenant Colonel Hoang Ba My, deputy head of the Nha Trang City Police Department, said that his department had received a relevant report from the local police and that the victims had not yet lodged a complaint.
Linh sustained injuries to her spleen and had a long treatment at Military Hospital 87 in Nha Trang City
Matthew requires six stitches on his upper lip after the attack
