Two arrested after stabbing of foreigner
PHUKET TOWN: A Thai man has been charged with assault with a deadly weapon, and carrying a concealed one, following a recent brawl in a Phuket Town night spot. During the brawl in the Timber ‘n’ Rock pub in Yaowarat Rd, Irishman Hugo Crawford, 47, was stabbed in the throat and stomach. Mr Crawford has since been discharged from hospital. Pol Lt Wannawat Manmuang of the Phuket Town Police Station, who is in charge of the case, said that a German citizen was also arrested in connection with the incident. The two men were released on bail of 60,000 baht each. A court hearing is set for the end of this month.
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