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Dutch student files suit after beating
SECURITY VS STUDENT:
The student said he required surgery to save his life while management at the pub said the man was removed because of suspected drug use
By Rich Chang
STAFF REPORTER
Thursday, Sep 06, 2007, Page 4
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"Why did these men hurt my son? They wanted to kill him."
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mother of beaten student
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A Dutch student alleged yesterday that security guards at a Taichung pub severely beat him last week, resulting in serious injuries.
The man, only identified by the surname Davy, made the allegations during an interview with several TV cable news channels at a Taichung hospital.
He said he had been attacked by several security guards -- all wearing black suits -- as he was leaving the bathroom of a pub at the Tiger City shopping center on Aug. 27.
Displaying stomach wounds to reporters, Davy, a student at a school in Taichung, said his spleen had been damaged by the beating and that emergency surgery had saved his life. He also had to be fed through a tube, he said.
"Why did these men hurt my son?" asked Davy's mother, who flew in after the incident. "They wanted to kill him."
She said Taichung Mayor Jason Hu (J§Ó±j) should take responsibility for the incident and order Taichung police to investigate the matter.
She said she had appealed to the Netherlands Trade and Investment Office for help in resolving the incident.
A manager at the pub told reporters yesterday that the pub management suspected Davy had been using drugs in the restroom and decided to eject him from the premises.
The manager refused to comment on whether the security guards had attacked Davy.
As this was an ongoing investigation, the pub would not comment on the matter, he said.
Davy said that Taichung police had asked him to negotiate with the pub and settle the case out of court.
Taichung police said yesterday that Davy had filed a lawsuit against the security guards at the pub for bodily harm. The case was sent to Taichung prosecutors for further investigation.
Taichung Deputy Mayor Hsiao Chia-chi (¿½®aºX) said yesterday that since Davy and the pub had given different versions of events, the city government believed investigators needed more time to determine what really happened.
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