Thread: Pattaya: Brit dies in glass door accident

Thairath news
Wednesday 3 April 2024 11.43am



British businessman Gareth John Wilson, 54, returned to his house in Huay Yai, Banglamung, from drinking with a friend.

Apparently slipped and fell on the bathroom sliding door, shattering the glass of the door which pierced his chest leaving a large open wound.

He was found face down on the broken glass on the floor by his wife early this morning, still conscious. Bangkok Pattaya Hospital doctors attended the scene however he died due to the large blood loss.

^ that glass shattering

Either #1 those houses are old, or #2 cost-cutting not using tempered/safety glass?

Or #3 no such requirements under the Thai Building Code

#4 is there an enforced Thai Building Code?

It’s a fucking medieval shithole, whaddya think?

That's a strong, fine looking toilet.

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

It’s a fucking medieval shithole, whaddya think?

Yet Thairath states it's in "a luxury village in Pattaya"

Different standards I guess.

Walking and falling into the sliding door The mirror was cut into the chest and the gaping hole was horrifying. There was a large, serious wound on his chest. until the chest skin opens You could see the ribcage, internal organs, and blood gushing out. Died gruesomely near the body near the bathroom sliding door.

an excellent example of clickbait gore. chickenheads up and down the country will be smirking into their morning lao kao as they revel in the details of another foreigners demise.

The police questioned the deceased's wife. Initially, it was stated that last night The deceased had gone drinking with friends. and returned to the house in the middle of the night. When I woke up in the morning, my husband was walking to the bathroom. It appeared that he had felt dizzy. He fell face first onto the glass of the sliding door until the whole thing shattered and was stabbed in the middle of his chest by a shard of glass. At that time the deceased was still conscious. Trying to support myself, I lay down on the bed. The relatives then called a doctor from Bangkok Pattaya Hospital to come help, but the wound from the glass insert was large. and had a lot of blood loss Therefore causing death later.

from that rather garbled translation of the thai rath report it would seem the wife did very little to help him.

Originally Posted by prawnograph

^ that glass shattering

Either #1 those houses are old, or #2 cost-cutting not using tempered/safety glass?

Or #3 no such requirements under the Thai Building Code

#4 is there an enforced Thai Building Code?

Only on government and commercial buildings and seldom enforced.

...how is it he shattered the bathroom door and the wife didn't wake? Did she also sleep through the calls for help?...

Originally Posted by prawnograph

Yet Thairath states it's in "a luxury village in Pattaya"

Different standards I guess.

Living in the lap of [Pattaya] luxury

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He possibly fractured the glass door in a drunken mishap but she may well have administered the coup de grace.

Originally Posted by Seekingasylum

coup de grace

coup de glass TFIFY

Had he been a good earner perhaps a different outcome, of course a little push by the gf or new bf can never be discounted

Originally Posted by tomcat

...how is it he shattered the bathroom door and the wife didn't wake? Did she also sleep through the calls for help?...

She was awake. But too traumatised to do anything.

was stabbed in the middle of his chest by a shard of glass. At that time the deceased was still conscious. Trying to support myself, I lay down on the bed.

One of the houses my Welsh mate lived in, in Korat had a sliding glass door right at the foot of the stairs to the second storey. I think the intention must have been to stop warm air going upstairs, where there was aircon.

This was at a time when the kids were only around 4 or 5, so absolutely lethal if one slipped down the stairs... and not just for kids, any age to be honest.

I don't know of my work maybe makes me more observant to potential dangers, but anyway I told him it was an accident waiting to happen.

He got the landlord to remove the glass door.

Originally Posted by Mendip

One of the houses my Welsh mate lived in, in Korat had a sliding glass door right at the foot of the stairs to the second storey. I think the intention must have been to stop warm air going upstairs, where there was aircon.

This was at a time when the kids were only around 4 or 5, so absolutely lethal if one slipped down the stairs... and not just for kids, any age to be honest.

I don't know of my work maybe makes me more observant to potential dangers, but anyway I told him it was an accident waiting to happen.

He got the landlord to remove the glass door.

If that doesn't kill ya ?the low balcony rails designed for 5ft folk will .and make you a member of the pattaya high flyers club when you innocently pop out half pissed for a smoke? It's a medieval snake pit so I'm told , over and over again

Originally Posted by Mendip

One of the houses my Welsh mate lived in, in Korat had a sliding glass door right at the foot of the stairs to the second storey. I think the intention must have been to stop warm air going upstairs, where there was aircon.

This was at a time when the kids were only around 4 or 5, so absolutely lethal if one slipped down the stairs... and not just for kids, any age to be honest.

I don't know of my work maybe makes me more observant to potential dangers, but anyway I told him it was an accident waiting to happen.

He got the landlord to remove the glass door.

If that doesn't kill ya ?the low balcony will make you a member of the pattaya high club when you innocently pop out half pissed for a smoke? It's a medieval snake pit so I'm told , over and over again

Oh dear, double post. My bad

Medical snakes pits cause double posts.

Originally Posted by DrWilly

Medical snakes pits cause double posts.

Amongst other cock ups.

Originally Posted by taxexile

from that rather garbled translation of the thai rath report it would seem the wife did very little to help him.

Since she was untrained, I doubt waving a jar of tiger balm under his nose would have helped anyway.

Originally Posted by prawnograph

Yet Thairath states it's in "a luxury village in Pattaya"

Different standards I guess.

One would have expected at least Teakdoors

Originally Posted by prawnograph

Yet Thairath states it's in "a luxury village in Pattaya"

Different standards I guess.

Just one of the stock phrases used here.

makes a change from jungle shack, isaan hovel or ponderosa i suppose

Oh dear, it seems CSI:TD is struggling for a consensus on this one.

^ Clearly suicide...