Shocking CCTV footage shows the moment a British woman was knocked unconscious with a single punch by a security guard after confronting him for sleeping on duty.
Ayesha Jane Cox, 37, a married mother of one, from Eastbourne, was furious that Mohammad Ayan, 27, was napping while he was paid to patrol the Modern Home Tower building where she lived in Bangkok, Thailand, at 3:30 a.m.
The footage shows how Ms Cox filmed the guard at his desk as an argument broke out between the two men. They then go outside where she is seen pushing him on the shoulder in what she claims was “self-defense” after claiming he was following her.
As her back was turned to him, Mr. Ayan responded with a punch that left the teacher sprawled on the ground, writhing in pain, while the guard walked away without remorse.
The attack took place in December 2021, but an arrest warrant was not issued for Mohammad until September last year and the case was in the media again this week, on April 25, as the family was trying to find the suspect.
Ayesha Jane Cox, 37, married with one child, shows her injuries after the 2021 attack
The security guard is seen lunging at Ms Cox outside her home in Bangkok, Thailand.
The punch left the teacher sprawled on the ground, writhing in pain, and the guard was seen walking away.
The British mother suffered a black eye, a bruised jaw, a fractured cheekbone and a swollen cheekbone.
Ms Cox and her husband Boonake Wongsuriyawattana attend a press conference in Bangkok
Ms Cox was left with a black eye, bruised jaw, fractured cheekbone and swollen cheekbone as a result of the alleged assault.
She said: “My life will never be the same again. My face was permanently damaged.
“I don’t know why he attacked me, but my only guess is that I woke him up while he was sleeping.
“In the video clip, the only thing I tell him is to leave me alone and go back to work but he continued to follow me.
“It’s not right for a man to follow a woman, I was afraid. He didn’t stop. He kept following me and I felt intimidated because I was alone.
“He shouldn’t have hit a woman. I want the security guard arrested and brought to justice.
Ms Cox’s husband, Boonake Wongsuriyawattana, 46, raised the matter again this week and called for further action to stop the alleged attacker, who has since quit his job.
The mother-of-one was left bruised and beaten after the shocking attack.
He contacted lawyers at the charity Campaign to Reclaim Social Justice (CRSJ Foundation) in Nonthaburi province for help.
Boonake said: “My wife was looking for me after looking for something in my car for a while before seeing the security guard asleep and waking him up, recording the video to report to her supervisor.
“They started arguing before the security guard told him to walk towards the right side of the building.
“She didn’t see him, so she came 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 advantage of this when she didn’t realize it to hit her and knock her down.”
Mr Ayan was paid to patrol the Modern Home Tower building where she lived in Bangkok.
Boonake said the security company did not terminate the alleged attacker’s employment and that they moved for safety reasons. They later discovered he had quit his job.
Additionally, he claims the company denied responsibility, citing the incident as a fight between the two and refused to take action.
Boonake said they did not send anyone to check on Ms Cox, only sending a fruit basket as an apology when he intervened.
Boonake also claimed Mr Ayan did not have the required license to work as a security guard after checking the company’s document with the Metropolitan Police Office.
Raphatsit Phattarasirichaisin, vice president of the CRSJ Foundation, said the association would pursue legal action against the employer and Mr. Ayan.
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