PATTAYA — A heavily intoxicated Chinese tourist stabbed a fellow countryman at a Chinese restaurant in Pattaya early Sunday morning after being confronted for entering the wrong dining room while drunk.
The incident occurred at 12:46 a.m. on May 26 at a Chinese restaurant on Pattaya Second Road in Nong Prue sub-district, Bang Lamung district, Chonburi province.
Police Lt. Col. Suchart Dusdee of Pattaya City Police Station responded to reports of a stabbing incident. Upon arrival with rescue volunteers, officers found Mr. Dong, a 40-year-old Chinese national, suffering from a stab wound to his left ribcage from a sharp object. Emergency responders provided first aid before rushing him to the hospital.
At the scene, friends of the victim had already apprehended the perpetrator, later identified as Mr. Wenqiang, along with the weapon – a fruit peeling knife in the kitchen. Inside the fifth-floor dining room V6 where the incident took place, investigators found signs of a struggle with bloodstains on the floor and walls.
Restaurant serving staff told police that the victim had been dining and drinking alcohol with friends in a private room when the perpetrator, whose origins were unknown, suddenly grabbed a fruit knife and stabbed the victim. Staff immediately notified police after the incident.
Dong’s friends explained they did not know the attacker beforehand. While they were drinking together in their private room, the heavily intoxicated perpetrator unexpectedly opened the door and entered. Dong scolded him for being so drunk that he had entered the wrong room and told him to leave. Wenqiang became extremely angry and used the knife to stab Dong.
Police Lt. Col. Wuttinant Kongdee, investigation officer at Pattaya City Police Station, along with detective officers, conducted a preliminary investigation at the crime scene. They are currently reviewing CCTV footage to determine the exact cause of the incident and will proceed with legal action according to due process.
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