Thread: Koh Phangan: British man killed in countdown party

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True. There is a line and that prick thinks it's 'cool' to cross it. I think he needs professional help.

Wrong place wrong time,just fucking bad luck!

Could happen anywhere in the world and does.

R.I.P young man.

Originally Posted by thegent

Having this quite obscene, unattributable garbage on the website adds nothing to Teakdoor and its existence is no more than a testament to what depths the internet can descend when left to the dregs who set the standard.

Paedophilia claims.

Originally Posted by thegent

Fuck off you silly little nonce.

And stalking a real woman and her family by name.

Originally Posted by thegent

Poor old septic Shanna at TV must be having a torrid time...

...but her own chickenhead husband's tribe of deeply ethical and reverentially proud islanders

Originally Posted by thegent

Sounds implausible he would have followed. He's the family mafia in KPH and those chickenheads ain't likely to mix too easily with the Sino/Thai mafia up there.

Is of course a much more sophisticated manner of expression, Ol' Chap.

Life still getting the better of you? Never mind, perhaps hit 'Beach Rd. Pattaya for one of your treasured afternoon ambles'.

What is with this Socal priick?
The dead boy was a normal kid with a responsible job who lost his dad a year ago to another scumbag criminal.He doesnt deserve to be slandered by some idiot here.
Why dont mods ban people like Socal?
He is embarrassing all of you, imagine if the pommie gutter press picked up his description of the victim.

amen bro

here here

Originally Posted by can123

Originally Posted by socal

A 23 year old piss tank heathen limey chav isn't a huge loss

This is shameful and brings this forum into disrepute. Action should be taken by the moderators as this cannot be excused, or justified as "free speech".

The overwhelming evidence is that this young man did nothing wrong. Any normal human being would feel nothing but pity for his family and confine themselves to extending condolences.

Add me to the long list who have taken offence at the description of the deceased ,which was bang out of order and totally uncalled for !

Originally Posted by Mid

The British ambassador to Thailand has warned of the dangers of Full Moon New Year's Eve parties as the mother of a British tourist accidentally shot dead is due to fly out to view her son's body.

British ambassador warns of dangers of Full Moon New Year's Eve parties - Telegraph

That sure did allot .....

Originally Posted by thegent

Having this quite obscene, unattributable garbage on the website adds nothing to Teakdoor and its existence is no more than a testament to what depths the internet can descend when left to the dregs who set the standard.

Showing your commi side again. Cant have freedom of speech can we...You still don't get my point. If the victim was Thai, you would have called him a chickenhead. But it was a limey so you are having a hissy fit.

Consign it to DH and cast that trolling, reincarnated piece of ordure that posted it there while you're at it.

Freedom of speech is one thing but equating it to the puke that prick is spouting is just so unbelievably stupid as to defy belief.

You sure get pissed when your Thai hate-on is thrown back at you...

There are many of us who have respect for Thai people but this does not prevent us from showing respect to other people. There's a world of a difference between banter and vitriol.

socal eats beef jerky and strokes an AR15 at night but he's a real prateung at heart

Originally Posted by cambtek

What is with this Socal priick?
The dead boy was a normal kid with a responsible job who lost his dad a year ago to another scumbag criminal.He doesnt deserve to be slandered by some idiot here.
Why dont mods ban people like Socal?
He is embarrassing all of you, imagine if the pommie gutter press picked up his description of the victim.

yet on another thread - this is quite acceptable if a Thai is murdered?
No righteous indignation then?

Speedboat driver murdered in Phuket Town

Originally Posted by Rocksteady

No sympathy here, Another dickhead dispatched

oh, 'but that's different'

Originally Posted by Chairman Mao

Originally Posted by thegent

Having this quite obscene, unattributable garbage on the website adds nothing to Teakdoor and its existence is no more than a testament to what depths the internet can descend when left to the dregs who set the standard.

Paedophilia claims.

Originally Posted by thegent

Fuck off you silly little nonce.

And stalking a real woman and her family by name.

Originally Posted by thegent

Poor old septic Shanna at TV must be having a torrid time...

...but her own chickenhead husband's tribe of deeply ethical and reverentially proud islanders

Originally Posted by thegent

Sounds implausible he would have followed. He's the family mafia in KPH and those chickenheads ain't likely to mix too easily with the Sino/Thai mafia up there.

Is of course a much more sophisticated manner of expression, Ol' Chap.

Life still getting the better of you? Never mind, perhaps hit 'Beach Rd. Pattaya for one of your treasured afternoon ambles'.

I rather assumed you were a man but it seems I may have been wrong. Clearly, you are either a somewhat unbalanced woman or an adolescent boy wrestling with a rather difficult puberty.

In either case, be a dear and traipse after someone else's posts. Who knows, you may even find a little playmate.

Originally Posted by thegent

Originally Posted by Chairman Mao

Originally Posted by thegent

Having this quite obscene, unattributable garbage on the website adds nothing to Teakdoor and its existence is no more than a testament to what depths the internet can descend when left to the dregs who set the standard.

Paedophilia claims.

Originally Posted by thegent

Fuck off you silly little nonce.

And stalking a real woman and her family by name.

Originally Posted by thegent

Poor old septic Shanna at TV must be having a torrid time...

...but her own chickenhead husband's tribe of deeply ethical and reverentially proud islanders

Originally Posted by thegent

Sounds implausible he would have followed. He's the family mafia in KPH and those chickenheads ain't likely to mix too easily with the Sino/Thai mafia up there.

Is of course a much more sophisticated manner of expression, Ol' Chap.

Life still getting the better of you? Never mind, perhaps hit 'Beach Rd. Pattaya for one of your treasured afternoon ambles'.

I rather assumed you were a man but it seems I may have been wrong. Clearly, you are either a somewhat unbalanced woman or an adolescent boy wrestling with a rather difficult puberty.

In either case, be a dear and traipse after someone else's posts. Who knows, you may even find a little playmate.

Originally Posted by cambtek

What is with this Socal prick?

Why don't mods ban people like Socal?

Us here that know socal expect him to be a total foking tard with distorted views, not excused mind you but expected.

Just ignore socal is the best way or simply rip the piss out of him as I do.

Fok banning him just because he's a sick foked up mentally disturbed bastard, if we ban socal we would then have to ban half the foking forum wouldn't we.

Fok, I cant even do a picture thread these days with a bunch of conts spamming it wanting to see pictures of whores.

Ban those conts I recon.

Na fok that, just poke socal the tard with a stick.

Anyway, I like hearing updates concerning socal getting it on with Emma.

Originally Posted by thegent

I rather assumed you were a man but it seems I may have been wrong. Clearly, you are either a somewhat unbalanced woman or an adolescent boy wrestling with a rather difficult puberty.

If he'd thrown a remark in there about sexual orientation that would've been the trifecta of genticles 'witty comebacks'.

Originally Posted by thegent

to what depths the internet can descend when left to the dregs who set the standard.

they do not "set the standard", you idiot; more like these following two typical posts that do

Originally Posted by can123

This is shameful and brings
this forum into disrepute. Action should be taken by the moderators as this cannot be excused, or justified as "free speech".

Originally Posted by piwanoi

Add me to the long list who have taken offence at the description of the deceased ,which was bang out of order and totally uncalled for !

the standard - Used or accepted as normal or average

Socal is not normal or average and his statement is a low

Originally Posted by can123

There's a world of a difference between banter and vitriol.

Indeed there is although some aboard here cannot (or will not) make the distinction...

Originally Posted by taxexile

I thought shanna, aka sbk, had relocated to chiang mai. Dont know what the fishing is like there for her devoted husband.

Is 'fishing' code for him going away away and banging loads of Thai chicks on the side? Surely, she knows?

Originally Posted by cambtek

What is with this Socal priick?
Why dont mods ban people like Socal?

He is embarrassing all of you.

Originally Posted by can123

This is shameful and brings this forum into disrepute. Action should be taken by the moderators as this cannot be excused, or justified as "free speech".

Seems like many people aren't fit for life away from Thai Visa.

Perhaps stay there lads, and you'll be more comfortable.

Originally Posted by AntRobertson

Originally Posted by thegent

I rather assumed you were a man but it seems I may have been wrong. Clearly, you are either a somewhat unbalanced woman or an adolescent boy wrestling with a rather difficult puberty.

If he'd thrown a remark in there about sexual orientation that would've been the trifecta of genticles 'witty comebacks'.

Unfortunately he doesn't have the level of intelligence required to get past paedo accusations and page one of the internet manual.

Little wonder he's a poor old man stuck in a country he despises, living among Zoo animals, with a level of anger that's produced such pastimes as obsessively stalking a woman and her family.

Quite the life.

Quite the chap.

• By Vicky Smith, Ben Rossington

Stephen Ashton 'I shot Brit tourist at party': Thai killer to plead manslaughter after New Year shooting

2 Jan 2013 22:20

He claims he pulled out his weapon while outnumbered by a rival gang and the shot that hit Stephen Ashton in the upper body was an accident


Suspect: Police lead Klaewkla (centre) down the stairs at the Surat Thani Provincial police HQ Andrew Chant/Kha Sod

A gangster has admitted shooting dead a British tourist at a New Year party in Thailand.

Suspect Ekkapan Kaewkla, 26, told police that he killed Stephen Ashton, 22, while he and friends were fighting with another gang of Thai men, sources in Bangkok said today.

Ekkapan claims he pulled out his weapon while outnumbered and the shot that hit Stephen in the upper body was an accident.

His lawyers are expected to tell a court in Thailand today that a murder charge against him should be downgraded to one of manslaughter.

If a judge agrees, he could serve as little as two years or even get a suspended sentence, often handed down to those who co-operate fully with courts under Thai law.

Stephen was dancing with pals at a beach bar on the Full Moon Party island of Koh Phangan when he was caught in the middle of the feud.

Stephen’s mum Diane, 48, was to night being comforted by friends and family. She was waiting for news and advice from the Foreign Office.

Relatives said she did not yet know if she needed to fly to Thailand to identify her son’s body.


Shot: Stephen Ashton Facebook

A family statement said: “We are completely devastated by the loss of Stephen from our lives.

"He has been taken away from us in such cruel and tragic circumstances while simply enjoying New Year celebrations.”

Solicitor Diane was away skiing when she learned of the second tragedy to rock her family in 18 months.

Stephen’s dad John died aged 50 in October 2011 from a brain tumour and his son went travelling in an effort to put the painful episode behind him.

He was due to tour Australia on a year-long break after Thailand, pals said.

Close friend Tayler Mitchell, 22, who went to school with city trader Stephen in Purley, Surrey, where he grew up, said: “He just went out there to enjoy himself and this is a terrible accident that shouldn’t have happened.

“He was in the wrong place at the wrong time. I don’t think anyone can believe it’s happened.”

Distraught pal Jamie Cave, also 22, added: “He was with our friend Joe [Budd] when it happened.

"I have spoken to Joe, he just told me, ‘Stephen’s been shot’. I haven’t spoken to him any more than that because he’s lost his phone.

"He is really upset. Stephen was his best mate. Some of his mates he was out there with are flying back now.

“They have had cut the trip short. It’s too upsetting to stay there.”


Retreived: The home-made gun said to be in Kaewkla's possession Andrew Chant / Kha Sod

A close family friend of Joe Budd, 23, said: “Everyone is in shock. We haven’t really been able to speak to Joe, only on Facebook messaging.

“He is on his way back but they have a long coach ride to Bangkok from the islands. They won’t be back until Friday. He is absolutely devastated.

“We know Joe was in the vicinity of Stephen when the shots were fired, but we don’t know yet what he saw.”

Jamie and Joe were among friends who toasted Stephen’s travels before he set off at the start of December.

He headed to Dubai in the UAE first to meet up with a group of friends before travelling on to Thailand.

Stephen, Joe and new friends he met out there decided to welcome the New Year at a Full Moon Party at Zoom bar on the island.

The resort is popular with young British tourists on gap years and round-the-world trips.

But the celebration ended in tragedy when Stephen was hit by Ekkapan’s bullet.

Dozens of Stephen’s friends have posted messages on his Facebook page.


Party: Crowd at a Full Moon Party in Thailand Getty

Grieving pals also commented on several pictures taken during Stephen’s travels around the country in recent weeks.

In one, Stephen is pictured in the famous Maya Bay on the island of Koh Phi Phi Leh.

The bay featured in the 2000 movie The Beach, which starred Leonardo DiCaprio, Tilda Swinton and Robert Carlyle.

Tara Linnane, who met Stephen while travelling in Thailand, wrote: “Absolute pleasure to have spent time with you.

"Our funniest and best days were with you and your wavy hair!! You will never be forgotten.”

School friend Lewis Collins said: “He was going for about two months then on to Australia to stay there a year or two years.

“He just wanted to go out there and enjoy himself.

"There was a leaving party for him before he went. We went out for some drinks and that was the last time we saw him.”

Tonight relatives were supporting Stephen’s sister Emily and mum Diane at the family’s £1million home.

His black Audi TT was still on the drive of the five-bedroom house.


Happy: Stephen Ashton (centre) with friends Facebook

Speaking outside the home, a family friend said Diane was still very upset and did not want to speak.

He said: “She is waiting to find out what she needs to do from the Consulate.

"She doesn’t know when she is going to find out. She is really distraught.”

Emily said: “It is just such a shock. We are still trying to get our heads around it. It hasn’t sunk in.

“He was just on a holiday and we are just trying to come to terms with it.”

Staff at Stephen’s old school, Riddlesdown High in Purley, sent their condolences to the ex-pupil’s family.

A statement said: “It is with real sadness that we have learnt of the tragic death of Stephen, one of our former students, over the New Year.

“Our thoughts, and the prayers of many within our community, are with his family and friends at this difficult time.”

Eight Brits have now been killed in Thailand since 2009.

http://www.mirror.co.uk/news/world-n...ashton-1514397

Is Thailand Safe? Tourist Killing At Koh Phangan NYE Celebration Reignites Concerns

Is Thailand Safe? Tourist Killing At Koh Phangan NYE Celebration Reignites Concerns


BY Mark Johanson | January 02 2013 3:12 PM

The death of a young British tourist at a New Year’s celebration on the resort island of Koh Phangan Tuesday was the latest in a series of crimes against foreigners that have left many wondering if Thailand is squandering its postcard-perfect assets by failing to protect its visitors.


(Photo: creative commons/remko tanis)
A British tourist was killed at a New Year's Eve celebration on the Thai island of Koh Phangan.

Local police identified the murdered tourist as 22-year-old Stephen Ashton of South London. Ashton allegedly found himself in the middle of a gang-related shootout at a 2013 countdown party at Haad Rin, a popular stretch of beach on the Gulf of Thailand island that’s renowned for its full-moon parties.

The Bangkok Post reports that he was shot in the side while dancing on the beach shortly after 3 a.m. on Jan. 1. According to local tourism officials, some 100,000 people were expected to ring in the New Year at Haad Rin.

Ashton’s family regretted that he was taken from them under “such cruel and tragic circumstances,” but said in a statement that they were “comforted in the thought that he was having a fantastic time with friends after such a difficult period following the loss of his much loved dad who passed away from a brain tumor in 2011 and the loss of his granddad a few months earlier.”

Thai police arrested a 26-year-old man identified as Ekkapan Kaewkla in connection with the shooting. Ekkapan has reportedly denied firing the shot that killed the young Brit.

The British Foreign Office updated its advice for Thailand in December, noting that seven British nationals had been murdered in the Southeast Asian nation since 2009. It singled out Koh Phangan as a place where many Western tourists have been victims of “vicious, unprovoked attacks by gangs.”

“These attacks are particularly common around the time of the full-moon parties and generally occur late at night near bars in Haad Rin. Exercise caution when walking in this area at any time, especially after dark," it stated.

The Foreign Office also warned that there have been many incidents of “sexual offence” committed against foreign men and women in several resort areas in the Koh Samui Archipelago, which includes Koh Phangan.
The U.S. Department of State alludes to similar incidents on its country profile for Thailand.

Tuesday’s killing raised fresh concerns over the safety of tourists in Koh Phangan, where an influx of visitors has been a double-edged sword for locals. While it’s brought wealth to many, others note a dramatic rise in crime over the last decade. Even the official Koh Phangan tourist website claims “violence is frequent.”

Thailand has the highest gun ownership rate in all of Asia with 15.6 guns per 100 people. That figure puts it well ahead of Pakistan, the next closest nation in the region with 11.6 guns per 100 residents. Thailand’s Justice Ministry believes the number of young people carrying guns has increased 32 percent over the past nine years.

A rash of violence over the last 12 months reignited a debate over gun control. A senator “accidentally” shot his secretary with an Uzi submachine gun at a dinner in October, just one month before a “Gangnam Style” dance-off deteriorated into a violent shootout between two rival gangs.

Tourists, too, fell victim in 2012. Two Canadian sisters were found dead in their bungalow in the Phi Phi Islands in June, believed poisoned. A week later, an Australian travel agent on an industry tour was stabbed to death in a bag-snatch gone wrong in Phuket. More recently, two Russian women were abducted, robbed and raped in Pattaya on Christmas Day.

Motor sport governing body Fédération Internationale de l'Automobile claims Thailand has the highest U.S. tourist road fatality rate in the developing world, after Honduras. Over the New Year holiday alone (Dec. 27 to Jan. 2), the government reported a total of 254 fatalities and 2,454 injuries -- most of which were attributed to drunk driving and speeding.

Despite all of this, Thailand appears to be more enticing than ever. Some 19 million foreign visitors flocked to the nation in 2011 to take in its racy nightlife, alluring beaches and spicy cuisine. That figure is expected to surpass 21 million in 2012, led by Chinese, Malaysians, Japanese, Russians and South Koreans.

Many, however, believe the nation must address growing concerns over safety if it wants to maintain the tourism industry’s rapid growth.

Foreign Minister Surapong Tovichakchaikul told Bangkok-based news outlet The Nation last week that travelers’ safety was the subject of a lengthy discussion in the latest Cabinet meeting. He said authorities will do their best, but called on ordinary citizens to lend a hand.

“Please take care of foreigners. If anything happens to them, please step in to help,” Surapong said, urging people not to “hurt Thailand's tourism industry" by ruining the country’s image abroad.

With Myanmar opening up and tourism to Vietnam soaring, Thailand faces more regional competition than ever. If the headline-making deaths continue in the coming year, visitors may begin to look elsewhere for the peace and tranquility that was once the hallmark of a trip to “The Land of Smiles.”