Phuket: Brit tourist stabbed in Krabi
PHUKET: A 21-year-old British tourist has been admitted to Bangkok Hospital Phuket with injuries after he was stabbed by a 17-year-old Thai youth in Krabi on Monday (October 22), following a dispute.
Pol. Lt. Niwat Pimket of Krabi Police said Jack Daniel Cole, from England, was on holiday in Krabi, when he was attacked by a youth holding a 10-15 inch Spartan knife.
Mr Niwat said a group of teenagers and adults were at Noparat Beach around 10pm last Monday, when Mr Cole arrived with his girlfriend to wait for a boat to go back to the main Ao Nang area, where they were staying at the Centara hotel.
He was then set upon by the gang after he allegedly “shouted, pointed and yelled rude words” at the group, Mr Niwat said, but put the dispute down to miscommunication.
Mr Cole was then attacked by two men, one of whom was an 17-year-old who stabbed Mr Cole on the right side of his body with a 10-15 inch Spartan knife. An adult then kicked and punched Mr Cole. The group then ran away but the two were arrested by police the following day.
Mr Cole suffered stab wounds and other injuries to the right side of his body – mainly to his shoulder, arm and eyebrow, but his injuries are not serious, police said. His father is coming to visit him from England, and his injuries are expected to fully heal in five to six weeks. He did not require surgery.
Mr Niwat said he had spoken to the two arrested men already, and would visit Mr Cole in hospital in Phuket tomorrow (October 26) to investigate and get his side of the story.
Martin Carpenter, British Hon Consul, said he was liaising with the family and would help until Mr Cole returned to England.