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09/03/2005
British man murdered in Thailand
A British man was stabbed to death in a tourist area in southern Thailand last night.
Richard Mark Collins, 35, from Hereford, was murdered in the tourist town of Krabi on Tuesday night. He is understood to have been stabbed twice and was taken to hospital, where he later died.
A 29-year-old taxi driver, Uthen Duangnoi, has been arrested. Mr Collins was reportedly friends with both Mr Duangnoi and his girlfriend.
Mr Collins lived in Bangkok with his girlfriend, Panida Meedi, 24. It has been reported that Mr Collins worked for Thai Heritage, which is involved in the construction of a new international airport, just outside Bangkok.
(KMcA/SP)
Richard Mark Collins, 35, from Hereford, was murdered in the tourist town of Krabi on Tuesday night. He is understood to have been stabbed twice and was taken to hospital, where he later died.
A 29-year-old taxi driver, Uthen Duangnoi, has been arrested. Mr Collins was reportedly friends with both Mr Duangnoi and his girlfriend.
Mr Collins lived in Bangkok with his girlfriend, Panida Meedi, 24. It has been reported that Mr Collins worked for Thai Heritage, which is involved in the construction of a new international airport, just outside Bangkok.
(KMcA/SP)
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