PATTAYA — Thai police have arrested a Chinese national following a late-night stabbing spree outside a nightlife venue that left four people injured, including three security guards.
The incident occurred just before midnight Sunday in front of “Chill,” an establishment on South Pattaya Road. According to investigators, the suspect, identified as 36-year-old Chen, allegedly attacked the guards after they intervened in a verbal dispute he was having with a woman inside the bar.
Pattaya City Police responded to the scene to find three security staff members suffering from knife wounds. Wichit, 50, was hospitalized in serious condition with a deep chest wound. Two other guards, Thitisak, 20, and Kiatphan, 50, sustained injuries to the arm and thigh, respectively. All three were rushed to Pattaya City Hospital.
A second Chinese national, identified only by the surname Hu, 28, was also found at the scene with blunt-force injuries and was treated at Jomtien Hospital.
Following a manhunt, Pattaya Police Chief Col. Aneak Srathongyu announced that Chen was apprehended Monday afternoon at a boxing gym. Authorities seized a white Toyota Altis rental car used in his escape and the clothing worn during the attack.
Police say Chen confessed to the assault, claiming he was “dissatisfied” with the guards’ intervention. He reportedly left the bar to retrieve a sharpened metal rod before returning to attack the staff. Chen has been charged with assault causing injury.
The arrest was a coordinated effort between Pattaya City Police, Chonburi Immigration, and Tourist Police.
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