The key facts
- Sergey Nichinsky went missing on November 1 in Pattaya and came to in a cell handcuffed to the bars
- By his own assessment, he has head injuries, bruises, a left kidney injury and a mild concussion
- His wife paid a fine and compensation for the motorcycle; neither the motorcycle nor photos of the damage were shown to the family
A walk, a memory blackout and a cell
Sergey Nichinsky, a massage therapist from Tomsk who went missing while on holiday in Pattaya, Thailand, said he came to in a police holding cell with multiple injuries and does not remember the circumstances of what happened. This was reported by Life.ru. According to him, on November 1 he and his wife Oksana visited Koh Larn island, bought gear for their daughter, had dinner at a restaurant and went for a stroll along Walking Street, where he ordered a cocktail. At some point his memory cut out: the last thing he remembers is unknown locals pushing his wife away from him.
The search and the police version
The man managed to call his daughter and say he was near some hotel. Oksana searched for him on the grounds of the Pattaya Park hotel, and the next morning she went to the police and began checking hospitals; soon she was told her husband was at a police station. According to the couple, the police explained the detention by saying that Sergey had allegedly damaged someone else's motorcycle and then attacked the officers who arrived. He himself does not remember the conflict and doubts this version, pointing to the absence of injuries on his knuckles, which, in his view, would have remained after a fight.
Injuries and release
Sergey says he regained consciousness on the concrete floor of the cell, handcuffed to the bars. He had bruising under his eyes, abrasions and bumps on his head, and bruises on his arms and leg. By his own assessment as a person with a medical background, he was kicked in the head and body; he also reported a left kidney injury and a mild concussion. Oksana paid a fine and compensation to the motorcycle owners, after which the couple was released. However, the family was shown neither the vehicle itself nor photographs of the alleged damage.
