Bangkok taxi driver caught on video beating Chinese passenger with an iron bar

A dash cam video featuring a taxi driver who bludgeoning a man to the ground on a Bangkok road has emerged. A witness said the victim, a Chinese passenger, tried to negotiate a fair price for the service but became irate by the taxi driver and smashed his hand down on the hood of the car making the driver angry.

Boonrod, a 44 year old Grab driver, who recorded the incident on his dashcam, handed the video over to Makkasan Police Station as evidence. He then told media the assault happened near Bangkok’s entertainment area, RCA, around 1.10am Saturday.

He says the Chinese passenger, aged about 50, looked pretty drunk while the taxi driver looked angry.

The taxi was about to drive off after the fare had been paid but the Chinese man punched the car in anger. The taxi driver got out of his car, opened the trunk, pulled out an iron bar about 30 centimetres long, and beat the…