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A Scots mum has demanded justice for her son who was brutally attacked in a Thai gym and is now stranded and facing the loss of his eyesight.
Frances McGowan was left “devastated” by the “horrific” assault on her oldest child Gary Reed, 46, while he enjoyed the holiday of a lifetime.
Gary was struck in the head by another gymgoer with a 1kg metal dumbbell bar after declining to give up his turn on a bench press.
The charity worker had to ward off the thug who continued the assault - which was caught on CCTV - as blood gushed from his gaping wound.
Frances, 66, said police in the city of Pattaya in Thailand know the identity of the suspect, but he continues to walk free.
The pensioner, from Glasgow, wants the man - understood to be a UK resident and in his late 50s - charged with attempted murder.
She told the Record how Gary desperately needs a £15,000 surgery on his right eye socket in two weeks time to avoid losing his sight.
Doctors informed Gary it’s too dangerous to fly back to the UK for treatment.
The dad-of-two, who was attacked at the Coco Fitness gym in Pattaya on Monday, called his mum from hospital to tell her what happened.
Frances said: “It was horrific and totally unprovoked. My son was nice to this person. He simply asked to get on with his exercises and said the other man could get on when he finished.
“There were several other benches around my son. He could’ve taken any of them.”
Gary told her how he was approached by the stranger at the gym who claimed he’d been waiting to use the same piece of equipment.
After telling the Englishman he wanted to finish his set, Gary was slammed in the face with a seven-inch long 1kg metal dumbbell.
CCTV footage shows Gary lying on the bench before the man smashed him in the
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