Thai medical intern, 20, tells how she fought off drunk nurse assaulting her in hospital

A petite female medical intern with a hidden skill in kickboxing has told how she fought off a drunk male nurse assaulting her at a hospital in Thailand.

Speaking in the video, Petcharaporn Phadungjai, 20, said she was working a night shift when a colleague crept up behind her and groped her in Samut Prakan, Thailand.

But he was unaware that her hobby is Muay Thai boxing - and she kneed him in the crotch and then kicked him in the stomach to subdue the alleged attacker.

Dramatic CCTV footage shows how the alleged molester put the young woman in a headlock before trying to drag her toward a fire exit.

Petcharaporn, who was training to become a nurse, said she feared the man would rape her during the ordeal, which happened while she was still 19 last year.

However, Petcharaporn managed to break free by kneeing the assailant in the crotch, causing him to loosen his grip.

She then followed up with a karate kick into his stomach while raising her right fist and shouting at him to back off.

The incident was reported to police, and the male nurse was fired from the hospital as he had also reportedly harassed other female interns before.

Petcharaporn said she had ordered dinner from a nearby food stall where the man had been drinking.

She said: 'At that time, the vendor was busy with customers and could not deliver the food herself. So the perpetrator volunteered to deliver the food. However, men were not allowed in the women's ward, so I had to go get it from him.

'When he arrived, he told me to scan the QR code to pay for the food. I placed the phone on the desk, and that's when he grabbed me from behind. I fought him with all my might.

'I have been doing Muay Thai boxing since I was a kid. I know how to kick, knee and punch someone. I know how to wrestle with them. It was my instinctive reaction to protect myself.'

Petcharaporn added that the man, who was over 30 years old, had allegedly been flirtatious towards her during her internship, often calling her 'darling' or telling her he liked her, but she dismissed it as just teasing.

Petcharaporn said: 'I'm lucky my grandfather taught me the self-defence skills when I was a young girl. Those lessons saved my life.'

Muay Thai is a combat sport that combines boxing, kickboxing and martial arts. It originates from Cambodia where soldiers used it in wars. It is similar to UFC or MMA in the United States.

Footballer Mario Balotelli was on holiday in Phuket earlier this month where he was training in Muay Thai at a camp on the island.

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0.28 - 0.38 : Hi, my name is Petcharaporn Phadungjai. My nickname is Baitong, and I am 20 years old. I'm still a student

0.39 - 0.53 At that time, I was ordering food during a medical shift. I called the restaurant owner, who told me that she would deliver the food to me

0.54 - 1.01 That guy was drinking at that restaurant on that day

1.01 - 1.19 The owner was busy with other patrons, so he volunteered to deliver food to my building, claiming that he had a shift and would pass by my building

1.19 - 1.26 The fight that day was exactly as many people saw in the video

1.26 - 1.31 Did I think he had a weapon or wonder how he would approach me?

1.31 - 1.42 When I came out of the dining room to receive the food, I saw him raising his hands, trying to embrace me

1.42 - 1.47 I chose to ignore him and scanned the QR code to pay for the food

1.47 - 1.58 The assistant nurse who had rescued me asked him whether he was drunk, and he answered directly that he was

1.58 - 2.03 I have pressed charges for what he has done

2.03 - 2.21 The police told me to negotiate with him, while the man resigned as the hospital wanted him to. I also resigned because I felt unsafe, as he lived nearby

2.22 - 2.36 Last week, I learned that the guy came back to work here again. So, I decided to post the video because other students had also been harassed by him

2.36 - 2.42 I wanted him to be unable to return to work or have a place in society

2.42 - 2.53 Because what he did to me was enough, I don't want other students who come to study medicine to suffer

2.54 - 3.04 My grandfather, a former boxer, currently works in boxing news. He has been teaching me since I was young

3.04 - 3.13 I want to say that not everyone will be as lucky as I was

3.13 - 3.17 If I had been unlucky, I probably wouldn't have been brave enough to come forward

3.18 - 3.24 I want to say that our society will be better if people are brave enough to come forward and press charges

3.24 - 3.37 My mental state was initially bad, but after receiving praise from netizens and parents, I felt better

3.37 - 3.50 We don't have to be embarrassed about what they will do or what they have done to harass you. I think we should file charges or inform a foundation

3.50 - 4.02 Because I believe society should not give a chance to those kinds of guys. It is better to come forward and become an inspiration for others