CHON BURI: According to authorities, a foreign national was attacked and critically hurt in Pattaya early on Sunday.
The incident, which happened in Soi Jomtien 13 in the tambon Nong Prue neighborhood of Bang Lamung, according to Pattaya police inspector Pol Lt Col Thatsak Jiratikulchai, happened about 10 minutes after midnight.
Police and firefighters arrived right away and discovered the person, a foreign federal whose identity and nationality were still unknown, lying in blood. Six days in the chest and body, he was stabbed. He just mentioned that a colleague of his attacked him.
He was taken to a hospital for treatment.
At the time, images captured by security cameras in the area showed the person riding a motorcycle and pillion rider to Soi Jomtien 13. A foreigner wearing a bright shirt and black pants approached him after he had stopped the bike and knifed him. The assailant repeatedly kicked the victim after he hit the ground before escaping on his bike.
After making an attempt to leave the area, the injured man suddenly collapsed on 20 meters away, leaving a bloody trail in his wake.
Police were called by onlookers who had seen the invasion.
Authorities were trying to find the assailant.