British tourist, 29, allegedly beats Australian friend, 58, to death in Thailand

A British tourist, 29, has been accused of allegedly beating his Australian friend, 58, to death in a street brawl in Thailand.

An Australian man has died after a street brawl in Thailand.

The 58-year-old tourist had been drinking with a friend, a British man, when they became embroiled in a drunken row outside their hotel in Pattaya.

Police say the British man, 29, punched the Aussie and he fell, hitting his head on the pavement in the altercation which took place on September 27.

A British tourist, 29, has been accused of allegedly beating his Australian friend, 58, to death.

The scene of the incident.

Paramedics were called to the street at around 4.30am and found the Australian man did not have a pulse.

He was taken to Pattaya Memorial Hospital but he could not be saved.

Police Major Tanongsak Inphadung of the Pattaya City Police Station said the Australian’s cause of death was yet to be determined.

“The suspect still denies the charges, but he cannot contest us because we have complete evidence,” Mr Inphadung said.

An Australian man was reportedly killed in Pattaya, Thailand, after a street brawl.

Thai women standing on the street outside a bar in Pattaya, Thailand. (iStock)

“We have security camera footage from the restaurant and four witnesses who drank together with them. They were all Thais.

“Tomorrow, we will request the court to detain him at Pattaya Remand Prison.

“He refused to say anything, even though we had an interpreter, and he will get a lawyer to defend the lawsuit.

“The suspect was drunk at the time. We need to wait for the autopsy results to see if the deceased was also drunk, but he was seen drinking for hours before the incident. They were tenants on the same floor.”

It is not clear what caused the street fight.

Pattaya has garnered a reputation for sex tourism and sleaze in recent years and has also become a choice destination of criminals on the run.

It used to be a respectable fishing village but became popular with American soldiers in the 1960s who enjoyed “rest and relaxation” there amid a boom in the town’s sex trade.

To this day there are still many bars and clubs advertising the services of sex workers.