Irishman Kills Friend And Business Partner

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Claims he was cheated out of his share

Boonlua Chatree

Shortly after 1 a.m. on January 31, police were called to a stabbing incident on soi 6. The victim, Ernest Brennan, 45 of Ireland sustained two stab wounds at the hand of Patrick Farrell, 61, also of Ireland. Both Farrell and Brennan were business partners in the Jimmy’s Place Food & Drink Bar.

Patrick Farrell sits casually at the bar as if nothing happened; police handcuffed him and later charged him with the murder of Ernest Brennan.

Brennan was rushed to the PIC Hospital on soi 4 but was pronounced dead on arrival. He sustained a slash wound to the back of the neck severing a major blood vessel and a stab wound in the chest.

Police attending the scene arrested Farrell who was still in the bloodied bar after the incident. Farrell still had the kitchen knife in his possession.

Witnesses at the scene, bar staff and the dead man’s wife told police that the pair had argued frequently over the past few days and that on the night of the stabbing they were drinking when an argument erupted with Patrick Farrell producing a knife and stabbing Brennan.

Farrell was taken in for questioning where he claimed that he had been cheated out of his share of the takings and justice was due. Farrell told officers that he had taken the knife from his Soi Chaiyapoon apartment along with him to the bar.

Patrick Farrell was charged with first degree murder and could face execution or life imprisonment for his crime.

http://www.pattayamail.com/current/news.shtml#hd10

[Tornado]

Fair Enough

[thaiflyer1]

Ive always said if you are going into buisness always do it on your own.........you never really know your partners true colours until its too late for one of you..........even more so in Pattaya.

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Thai murder: man charged

01 February 2005

John Breslin

AN IRISHMAN is expected to appear in court in Thailand charged with the unlawful killing of a fellow Irish national.

Patrick Farrell, aged 57 and originally from Derry, is accused of killing bar and budget hotel owner Ernest Brennan from Dublin.

Mr Brennan, from Howth in north Dublin, died after being stabbed in the Pattaya beach resort bar, Jimmy’s Place, which the 45-year-old ran with his Thai wife.

It has been reported that the pair were involved in an argument over the price of a taxi fare and hotel room shortly before the fatal stabbing. Farrell remained at the scene to wait for police to arrive. He was arrested at the scene and taken to Pattaya Police Station.

Thai police said the Derryman has been charged with murder and investigations are continuing.

Both men carried Irish passports. The Irish embassy. has been informed and is offering consular assistance.

Jimmy’s Place, with its bar and budget hotel, is situated close to the centre of Pattaya, a popular tourist destination on the east coast of Thailand.

The stabbing happened around 1.30am on Sunday, according to Thai police.

Eyewitnesses described how Mr Brennan was sitting on a stool by the bar when he was approached by another man holding a four-inch knife. He was then fatally stabbed. There was still blood on the floor of the bar by the stool.

Mr Brennan was taken to hospital but was pronounced dead on arrival.

Friends of Mr Brennan said he had only recently married his wife, who has a daughter aged five from an earlier relationship.

http://www.irishexaminer.com/text/story.as...8&n=17951743980

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Irishman stabbed in bar and dies in hospital

31th January:Irish citizen Mr. Ernest Gregory Brennan, 45, was stabbed twice, first in the back of his neck and then in his back by another Irishman, Mr. Patrick Oliver Farrell, 61

The stabbing took place at 01.30 am on the 31st January at "Jimmy's Place" located on the Second Road in Pattaya City. Ernest Brennan was rushed to Pattaya International Hospital in Sos 4, just 500mtrs from the bar, but later died from his injuries.

According to 4 eye witnesses Farrell walked up behind Ernest Brennan, who was sitting on a bar chair, grabbed him by the hair and stabbed him in the back of his neck. Brennan fell forward onto the bar. Farrell then stabbed him one more time in the back. Farrell tried to flee, but local Thai men sitting nearby over powered and detained Farrell until the police came to arrest him.

Eyewitnesses said that the murder weapon, a brand new knife, still had a price label on. Farrell later told the police that he had bought the knife for 69 Thai baht in a "Tops Supermarket" on the corner of Central Road and Second Road in Pattaya about 300 meters from "Jimmy's Place" just before going to the bar. When the police asked what his intention was for buying the knife he said that the 30th of January was the 33 anniversary of 14 Irishmen's deaths by English soldiers in Northern Ireland. He also stated that he had tried to kill himself 6 times before, but did not mention that he wanted to kill anybody else.

Miss Lamai Tunkratok, an eyewitness told Police that Farrell came into the bar and walked directly up to Brennan, who did not see him before the stabbing took place.

Farrell claimed insanity as a reason for the murder, but also told the police that he had stayed in a room on top of the "Jimmy's Place" in June-July 2004 and paid 4,000 Thai baht per month for it. However when he came back in September the price was 9,000 baht per month, he was angry about this and left the room at the end of October 2004. The wife of Mr. Brennan said that the reason for the change of the rent was a request from Mr. Farrell to have more facilities like TV, safety box etc. in the room. Farrell also told Police that he was angry with Brennan because he had paid too much for a taxi from the airport to Pattaya.

People who knew Mr. Brennan told reporters that he was a kind and friendly man with many friends and no enemies.

His wife Mrs. Chantaneepaa Boonsap, 48, said that Brennan formerly worked with Brennan's Law Searchers Ltd. 103 Richmond Road, Dublin. She showed a letter stating that Ernest Brennan was employed by this company as a freelance consultant. The letter also states that Mr. Brennan had been with this company for a number of years and was paid 50,000 Euros per annum for his services. The letter was signed by a John M. Brennan.

http://www.pattayapeople.com/archive/news264-january2005.php

[kurgen]

Paddy was asked why he stabbed him twice.

He answered "To be sure"

before the PC brigade jumps on me, I'm just lightening up a sad and serious topic.

Kurgen

[taxexile]

Farrell later told the police that he had bought the knife for 69 Thai baht in a "Tops Supermarket" on the corner of Central Road and Second Road in Pattaya

he must be crazy , he couldn't of been thinking straight , you can get those knives for only 59 baht in tescos.

insanity it is , next case please.

Edited February 4, 2005 by taxexile

[SEAtramp]

It was only a couple of weeks ago we discussed the farang behaviour getting bad in Pattaya. It gets no worse than this, its just onother bullet in Thaskins chamber to use against the alchahol moral crusade.

[kurgen]

This hardly out shines the nightly Thai mai rak Thai shootings and stabbings on 3rd Rd.

[mypattaya]

######! Everton fan?

[bartender100]

######! Everton fan?

No,Beer Chang fan,lots of it by the looks of him

[kurgen]

Nah , he's a Mick , they're all born with that vacant look

[ProfessorFart]

He looks wasted! I don't think its a Pattaya thing though. You find enough like that in my local!

[penzman]

Looks like he hasn t had much to eat lately but plenty of drink.

[jayenram]

Farrell claimed insanity as a reason for the murder.......

http://www.pattayapeople.com/archive/news264-january2005.php

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Case closed!

[Anakin]

Hmm...I was wondering...

A gal I know from Jimmy's place after two years and a half in "service" there moved away as far as Phuket about three weeks ago...nor did she give me a plausible reason...

Maybe after all something smelled foul already?

Anakin