Foreigners caught in big brawl at Vietnam hotel, some injured

October 17, 2014 | 14:40
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Two groups of people including foreigners engaged in a brawl at a four-star hotel in the northern city of Hai Phong last week, resulting in some of them suffering from multiple injuries.

The violent fight, that took place last Saturday, was caught by security cameras at the Pearl River Hotel located in Duong Kinh District.

According to initial information, at 11:30pm on October 11, Tran Hoai Nam, 30, director of a stationery company in Hai Phong, his Malaysian colleague Raymond Liew, and an unknown Vietnamese man arrived at Pearl River Hotel to check in.

Another group including several foreigners and Tran Thi Hoang Mai, deputy director of the Hai Phong’s Department of Culture, Sports, and Tourism, showed up at the hotel the same time.

As they were checking in, an argument suddenly erupted between Raymond Liew and two foreigners from Mai’s group, leading to a brawl between some members from the two groups.

As result of this scuffle, Nam was hospitalized after he suffered from brain and eye injuries along with other wounds.

It is not clear whether Malaysian national Raymond Liew was injured or not.

According to Nam, Raymond Liew has flown back home because the fight scared him. Meanwhile, Mai said two of her foreign friends suffered serious injuries.

According to Mai, people from the two groups had teased each other before they were involved in the fight. Mai added that they could not restrain themselves since they had had some alcoholic beverages previously.

Police in Duong Kinh District said on Wednesday that they are collecting evidence to probe into the incident. Police also encouraged Nam to call on Raymond Liew to come back to Vietnam soon for investigation.

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