Tourist seeks injury assessment after being assaulted for objecting to public urination on Nha Trang beach

An officer said on Monday that the ward’s police were still searching for the man who allegedly assaulted the male tourist from Hai Phong nearly a week ago.

Police have instructed the victim and issued him a referral to undergo an injury assessment to support the verification and investigation of the incident.

The victim, identified as Nguyen Tuan Anh, 37, said the same day that he had been discharged from hospital and was recovering at an acquaintance’s home in Tuy Hoa Ward, neighboring Dak Lak Province.

His left eye remains bruised, and his vision is still impaired following the assault.

“I completed the discharge procedures and obtained my medical certificate on the morning of Monday,” he shared.

“I contacted police in Bac Nha Trang Ward for guidance on undergoing an injury assessment because I want to pursue the case to the end and ensure that the person responsible is dealt with in accordance with the law.”

At around 1:00 am on August 12, Anh and a group of friends were sitting and eating snacks on a beach near their hotel in Bac Nha Trang Ward.

At that time, a group of about seven people approached the area.

One of them then stood nearby and urinated on the beach where Anh and his friends were eating.

Anh approached the man and asked him to stop.

The man reportedly became angry and then punched Anh in the face.

The attack stopped only when others intervened.

Anh’s friends recorded the entire incident on a mobile phone.

Afterward, Anh’s friends took him to a police station in the ward to report the incident before he went to hospital for medical treatment.