Patong Police still probing the cause of Belgian man’s death

UPDATE

Patong Police are still probing the cause of the death of a Belgian man reported on Wednesday. The Phuket Express reported yesterday that Patong Police are reviewing the incident to determine if the man did indeed slip and fall, as was reported earlier, or if his death was caused by a physical confrontation.

The victim’s friend said they got in a tuk tuk taxi from Bangla Road to an apartment on Soi Na Nai in the early hours of the morning. The driver wanted to charge them 300 baht, however the friend thought this was too expensive, and they started to argue, he said.

Patong Police said it is possible that residents who lived in the apartment block where the incident took place got annoyed by the argument, and became involved.

This is a developing story, and The Thaiger will continue to provide updates.

ORIGINAL STORY

A Belgian man tragically died after he reportedly tried to defuse an argument in Patong. The man’s friend told Patong Police that he had been in a heated argument with a Thai man at an apartment in Soi Nanai.

The victim had been trying to stop the heated exchange, and for unknown reasons, he reportedly ran and slipped, hitting his head on the ground. He was taken to Patong Hospital in a Tuk Tuk taxi and pronounced dead at the hospital, The Phuket Express reported today.

The victim’s name was withheld pending embassy and family notification.

Patong Police are continuing to investigate the incident to determine the exact cause of death. Police did not disclose details of the argument or the identity of the Thai man.

This news comes after another tragic death of a foreigner in Thailand just two days ago.

A 58 year old German man drowned at Koh Samui‘s Chaweng Beach on Monday. Bo Phut Police said the tourist had gone into the water with his girlfriend. When his girlfriend got out of the water, she could not find her boyfriend at the beach.