Phuket

When is a Rooney not a Rooney?

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Wednesday, February 20, 2008 18:18

PATONG: Following the Gazette‘s report “Wayne Rooney arrested in Patong“, in which an Englishman was involved in an accident in which a Thai motorcyclist died on Sunday, police have now confirmed that the Englishman’s name is Wayne Robert Washbourn.

The Englishman was initially named by Lt Col Serm Kwannimit of Kathu Police as Wayne Rooney, the same name as the England national squad player and Manchester United star footballer.

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