Scots worker found dead in Qatar after being bludgeoned in horror assault


All three men involved in the incident are understood to be from Scotland and employed by Stapem Offshore which has offices in the Qatari capital Doha



Another person on the rig told how the attacker attempted to throw the deceased man overboard


A Scots rig worker has been found "bludgeoned to death" after being attacked on an oil rig where he was stationed off the coast of Qatar.
Another Scot is said to be in serious condition after both men were targeted on Seafox Burj platform in the Persian Gulf.
Local media report the victim was found with his body wrapped in a bed sheet - while the injured man was said to have attacked the assailant and is now in hospital.

All three men were from Scotland and employed by Stapem Offshore which has offices in the Qatari capital Doha. Their families are all said to have been informed.
A witness to the horror scenes told the Times: "Apparently, one guy battered another worker with a breathing apparatus bottle.

"We were told he then wrapped him up in the bed sheet, put him in the bathroom and went for his dinner.
"A third guy saw him and asked how the now dead man was and said he was going to see him.
"We heard he followed him back to the room and then hit him over the head and started to strangle him, but he managed to escape and get help."
Another person on the rig told how the attacker attempted to throw the deceased man overboard, before escaping on a helicopter that night.



"It's a situation that I don't think anyone in this industry has experienced. It was a murder and attempted murder on the rig", an anonymous worker told the Times.
The victims have not yet been named.

A Foreign Office spokesman confirmed the incident, saying said: "We are supporting the family of a British man who has died and a man who has been injured in Qatar and are in contact with the local authorities."