Russian man stabbed outside Pattaya condo in jealous rage
A Russian man stabbed a fellow countryman in a jealous rage after seeing the victim speaking with his girlfriend outside a condominium in Pattaya.
Officers from Mueang Pattaya Police Station were called to investigate the stabbing at the Sunset Boulevard 2 condominium on Soi Khao Phra Tamnak 4 in Pattaya at about 6pm on Saturday, April 26. Upon arrival, officers found the injured Russian man, 53 year old Romanov Mikhali, outside the building.
Mikhali’s body was covered in blood, which was flowing from a stab wound to his neck. Officers reported that the wound affected a major artery, leaving him in critical condition.
A witness reported to police that the attacker was also a foreign national. The stabbing occurred while the victim was sitting and talking with a foreign woman on a bench outside the condominium. The woman was reportedly his ex-girlfriend, and the attacker was her new boyfriend.
Police successfully arrested the attacker, 43 year old Russian man Denis Ivanov, at around 11pm the same day near the scene. He was heavily intoxicated at the time. A witness reported that Ivanov consumed alcohol at a convenience store near the condo after committing the attack.
According to police, Ivanov was too drunk to undergo questioning after his arrest, so officers could not yet provide any detailed information about the motive to the media.
It is suspected that Ivanov acted out of jealousy after seeing his girlfriend talking with her ex. Channel 7 reported that Ivanov had previously caught the two engaging in online conversations following their breakup. He had been monitoring his girlfriend until he caught them together.
No charges have yet been formally filed against Ivanov. Police stated they would likely wait to assess the victim’s condition. If Mikhali remains in critical condition, Ivanov could face imprisonment for between six months and 10 years, and a fine of between 10,000 and 200,000 baht, under Section 297 of the Criminal Law.
Ivanov also overstayed his visa for 578 days, or nearly 2 years. He entered Thailand in 2019 and should have followed the law by leaving the country on June 1, 2022.
In a separate violent incident involving a Russian national reported in January, a Russian man allegedly threw his 13 year old son off a speedboat in the southern province of Phang Nga. The boy, a half-Thai, half-Russian national, was injured by a boat propeller and later succumbed to his injuries.
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