A British tourist was killed in Thailand after being turned away from a karaoke bar and chased by bouncers in the early hours of this morning.
The tourist, 28, was said to have been acting erratically as he tried to force his way inside the 91karaoke bar before being turned away by staff.
The privately-educated Briton, who managed a company in Salisbury, was said to have been kicked out after pushing inside and asking for service.
Police said he was then chased by two male bouncers on a motorcycle, who they say then ambushed him in an alleyway nearby.
Harrowing CCTV footage showed the tourist being brutally attacked in the alley.
The bouncers called the emergency services after he was knocked unconscious, police report, but paramedics were unable to save him with CPR.
The Leeds University graduate was pronounced dead at the scene, around 200 meters from the bar he had tried to visit.
Officers are now questioning the two Thai men, Phurinat, 32, and Boonchou, 29, over the alleged attack in the Bang Sue district of the capital.
Paramedics arrived at the scene around 2:20am but were unable to save the Brit with CPR
One of his friends, distraught by the news, told ViralPress: ‘I didn’t know. That was not in [his] character at all.
‘He was so polite, the nicest guy. I can’t believe it. I can’t process this.
‘I knew he was in Thailand. I messaged him yesterday but haven’t heard back from him.’
Lieutenant Colonel Apichai Hwanjit, Deputy Superintendent of the Bang Po station, said today that he had been turned away from the bar by staff.
He then ran away but was pursued by two employees on a motorcycle, who attacked him in a nearby side street.
‘According to the CCTV footage, the two of them together restrained the foreigner and they had a physical confrontation,’ Hwanjit said.
‘During the scuffle, they pushed and wrestled, causing the foreigner to fall.
‘We are unsure if there was any pressure applied during the fall that caused the death, so we are waiting for the forensic results.
‘After he fell, the security guard nearby called the police. At the scene, the two individuals who fought with the foreigner remained there and did not flee.’
The scene of the karaoke bar pictured today, as bouncers were questioned by police
Officers said they received a report at 2:45 am while the paramedics received a call at 2am and arrived at the scene at 2:20am.
Police said that CCTV showed that he did not appear to be drunk when he arrived at the shop because he was ‘running in a straight line’.
However, they said he was ‘shouting and causing a commotion’.
MailOnline contacted the Foreign Office for comment.
