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The Sun
20-05-2025
- The Sun
Shocking moment ‘Brit' is attacked on a busy beach by staff ‘after arguing over price of a lounger'
THIS is the shocking moment a tourist is beaten up by a gang of beach workers after reportedly arguing about the price of a sun lounger. The holidaymaker - a Brit, according to local media - was set upon following a spat at Damlatas Beach in Alanya, Turkey 's south coast, on Friday. 5 5 He apparently turned down a sunbed after hearing the price - instead putting his kit straight on the sand so he could go for a dip. Staff demanded he go elsewhere, insisting people must pay for a sunbed to use that patch of beach. When he refused again, they piled in. Dramatic footage shows three members of the team bounding across the sand towards the Brit, fists flying. Nearby sunbathers scramble out of the way and screech in horror at the commotion. One of the group wearing a white vest winds back and lands an almighty thump, clobbering his target to the ground. Blows continue to rain down on the floored man, who rolls over and raises his limbs to shield himself, while the other two watch from the sidelines. After the prime attacker has dealt a few more hefty whacks, one of the trio pulls him back and they all saunter off. The victim is left on his knees, watching after them, before climbing back to his feet. The clip went viral on social media and sparked a furious backlash against the thuggish behaviour. 'You picked on the wrong person!' Watch the moment holidaymaker goes berserk when another woman sits on the sunbed she's 'been using all week' Alanya District's governor Fatih Urkmezer announced that the business in question had been closed. He said: "Judicial and administrative procedures regarding the attack on a tourist that occurred in a beach business in Alanya in recent days, which does not reflect our city and our understanding of tourism, have been initiated immediately. "Approaches that are contrary to the understanding of hospitality of both our city and our country will not be tolerated in Alanya, one of the cities where tourism first began in Turkey." The owner of the business, Serhan Koçaroğlu, waded in to claim that the tourist was "under the influence of alcohol" and had lobbed a sunbed at a Turkish customer. 5 5 He said the tourist turned on him when he tried to intervene. Serhan added that the viral clip showed only the aftermath - and that his teams aggression was only in response to himself being attacked. The business owner also apologised for damaging the reputation of Alanya. He said: "I did not file a complaint in order not to damage the tourism image of Alanya." Contrary to local media reports, the beach worker claimed that the man in the video was Russian, not British, but Turkish officials have not confirmed his nationality.
BBC News
12-05-2025
- BBC News
Man and woman arrested over West Kirby beach brawl
A man and a woman have been arrested after police investigated a beach fight which left another woman with head woman, in her twenties, was taken to hospital after a disturbance on West Kirby beach on South Parade in Wirral at about 18:50 BST on Sunday, Merseyside Police was later discharged.A 33-year-old woman from Moreton was held on suspicion of wounding with intent, while a 37-year-old man from Woodchurch was arrested on suspicion of affray. Appealing for video footage, Det Insp Sarah Wilkinson, said: "We understand the distress that this incident will have caused to those enjoying West Kirby on a sunny evening, including families and young children."She said there was no wider threat to the public. "I would ask that anyone who saw the incident, or captured anything on mobile phones or other devices to come forward. We will be in the area to gather information and offer reassurance as we look into exactly what happened," she added. Listen to the best of BBC Radio Merseyside on Sounds and follow BBC Merseyside on Facebook, X, and Instagram and watch BBC North West Tonight on BBC iPlayer. You can also send story ideas via Whatsapp to 0808 100 2230.
