CHONBURI – An American YouTuber hit his Thai girlfriend with a golf club, but his friend claimed he did it for content creation.
At 2 p.m. on May 1, police officers from Huai Yai Police Station in Chon Buri Province received a report of a foreign man going berserk and injuring his wife at a residence in Huai Yai Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chon Buri Province. They, along with rescue workers, traveled to the scene to investigate.
At the incident location, which was a townhouse, a 30-year-old American man named Mr. Murphy was shouting incoherently and smashing household items, causing damage and scattering them throughout the house. There were blood stains all over the walls, and blood-stained knives, golf clubs and other items were found scattered around the house. The man himself had a severe wound on his stomach from being cut by glass.
Miss Khanittha suffered bruises and cuts from glass shards after being beaten with a golf club by Mr. Murphy. Her 16-year-old sister, who was also injured by the glass, managed to call for help from the maid and friends. The two sisters escaped through a window before the authorities arrived.
When police officers surrounded the house, the American man locked himself in the bathroom. His friends and the officers attempted to persuade him to come out to receive medical attention for his wounds before being transferred to the hospital.
According to Miss Khanittha, she was asleep when she heard the sound of breaking glass and falling objects. Upon investigating, she found her boyfriend shouting incoherently, with blood running down his body. He then attacked her with a golf club, forcing her to seek refuge in her sister’s room. She stated that she does not know the reason for his actions.
Disturbingly, a friend of Mr. Murphy claimed that the YouTuber, who has over 2.4 million subscribers on his channel, did not actually hurt his girlfriend and that the incident was merely a part of content creation. The police are currently investigating the matter further.
