Sri Lankan tourist attacked in Pattaya after gender dispute with transwoman

The alleged attacker admitted to striking the tourist multiple times on the head  with a high-heeled shoe

The tourist approached her and she told him that her service price was 2,000 baht 

He then asked to touch her genitals to confirm if she was a biological woman 

The woman stated that the tourist touched her a second time without paying, leading to an argument  

A Sri Lankan tourist was assaulted by a transgender woman  armed with high-heeled shoes on the city’s beach road Saturday night after  he daringly touched her genitals twice to verify her gender--then  refused to pay or proceed with any services.  
Police and rescuers from the Sawangboribul Foundation were  called to Soi 13/3 on Pattaya Beach Road at about 10.30 pm, where they  found a 54-year-old Sri Lankan man, identified only as Sepala, bleeding  from the head. He was treated at the scene before police took both  parties to Muang Pattaya police station for further questioning.  
The alleged attacker, a transwoman identified as Mintran  Buran, 29, admitted to striking Mr. Sepala multiple times on the head  with a high-heeled shoe. According to her statement, the tourist  approached her, and she told him that her service price was 2,000 baht.  He then asked to touch her genitals to confirm if she was a biological  woman.  
“I let him touch once. But when he touched me again without paying, I became upset, and an argument broke out,” Mintran said.  
“I grabbed the collar of his shirt, and he pulled mine in  return, which caused a scratch on my chest. I got angry and hit him on  the head four to five times with a high-heeled shoe.” Mr Sepala told police he only wanted to verify Mintran’s  gender due to uncertainty, but decided not to proceed after his  “intimate touch” made him feel unconvinced.  
“I cancelled the deal and was about to walk away, but that  person pulled the collar of my shirt from behind and hit me with the  high-heeled shoe,” the Sri Lankan tourist said.