Danish Man stabbed during attack by two Russians in South Pattaya



PATTAYA: -- A 25 year old Danish man is currently in a serious condition in Hospital following an attack by two men, thought to be Russians, in front of a popular South Pattaya Hotel.

Police and rescue services were called to the front of the Royal Cliff Beach Resort in the early hours of Friday and assisted Mr. Vasily Klausen who had been stabbed in the right side of his chest and on his left arm. At the scene he was in a semi-conscious state but deteriorated on the way to Hospital where he currently remains unconscious.

Pattaya Tourist Police Officers and Pattaya Police were involved in the initial investigation into the assault which was witnessed by passers-by, however those who saw the fracas could not offer any explanation as to why the attack took place.

Full story: http://www.pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/116953/danish-man-stabbed-during-attack-by-two-russians-in-south-pattaya/


-- Pattaya One 2014-01-31

I am not quite sure how and why people manage to take knives on a holiday??? I guess it was just another day in Pattaya.

I am not quite sure how and why people manage to take knives on a holiday??? I guess it was just another day in Pattaya.

Pattaya does have quite a range of shops and markets you know, many of them have an impressive range of knives for sale at very affordable prices.

Hope the Danish gets well soon.

I am not quite sure how and why people manage to take knives on a holiday??? I guess it was just another day in Pattaya.

Pattaya does have quite a range of shops and markets you know, many of them have an impressive range of knives for sale at very affordable prices.

True, but it has never tempted me personally to go and buy a knife and go stabbing people.

Hope the Danish gets well soon.

Its "Dane;" he's a human being, not a breakfast treat.

you never what could happen , alcohol most probably , "girlfriends " or any other motives ..... after all this is Pattaya .

I refer back to 1 August report 2013... Russians are model tourists, Police do not have any problem with their behavior, no Mafia, no one working illegally... etc.....

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Is he a naturalised Dane from Russia because his name is Vasily?

From the full story in Pattaya One news "CCTV in the area was found to be inoperative"

So much for security at one of the most expensive hotels in Pattaya/Jomtien

Honestly when I was in Pataya last week after a year missing I found myself right in Moscow . In fact part of Pataya felt like china town and most of it was exactly Russia ( nothing against Rusian or Chinese though ) . So the percentage of the attackers being Rusian is probably higher than Brits.

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Hope the Danish gets well soon.

Its "Dane;" he's a human being, not a breakfast treat.

Maybe that was also where the Russians got it wrong and started cutting him.

Al together not getting a safer image of Pattaya as a place to go out reading Thai Visa!

I refer back to 1 August report 2013... Russians are model tourists, Police do not have any problem with their behavior, no Mafia, no one working illegally... etc.....

These may be low class people, but they are not representative of Russians. Every nationality in the world has it's problem elements - why should Russia be any different?

The reason Thailand attracts so many Russians is that they do not require a visa to visit. So many other countries place restrictive visa requirements on them, so they go where it is easiest to go. The more Russians who come, the more likelihood that nutters will be amongst the mainly good, decent and honest people.

you never what could happen , alcohol most probably , "girlfriends " or any other motives ..... after all this is Pattaya .

Stabbing a person with a knife is common for "Russians" that are actually from Caucasian republics of RF. I have to say that it looks like one "Russian" refugee (from Chechnya?) who got a Danish citizenship has been attacked by other people from Chechnya just for been at an opposite side of a no-ending war in Chechnya. As a Russian citizen myself I heard a lot of similar stories from Russia. Well, people may travel and meet their war foes. It happens.

Hope the Danish gets well soon.

Danish is a type of sweet cake, Dane is a person from denmark.

The Danish victim actually has a typical Russian first name, 'Vasiliy'. It's quite likely that he himself is also Russian by origin.

In Pratumnak then. That area seems to be quite full of Russians, time to christen it Little Odessa or some such.

"Vasily" is also a Greek name and is fairly common for Orthodox Christians, English translation is "William".

Honestly when I was in Pataya last week after a year missing I found myself right in Moscow . In fact part of Pataya felt like china town and most of it was exactly Russia ( nothing against Rusian or Chinese though ) . So the percentage of the attackers being Rusian is probably higher than Brits.

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Yes Pattaya has more Russian and Chinese store front signs in their language...and travel agents in some areas of Nakula have only Russian!

Its a pity cupocoffee wasn't there. He'd have sorted them out.

The real sadness is that these two will be facing up to 20 years in prison, in contrast to two Thais who would be lucky to get 3 years.

tonyja, on 31 Jan 2014 - 10:09, said:

Honestly when I was in Pataya last week after a year missing I found myself right in Moscow . In fact part of Pataya felt like china town and most of it was exactly Russia ( nothing against Rusian or Chinese though ) . So the percentage of the attackers being Rusian is probably higher than Brits.

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Yep, I guess it was likely Brits just saying Da Nyet Da Nyet Da just to confuse others...................

You started the stupid assumptions tonyja, why mention the Brits?

Hope the Danish gets well soon.

Its "Dane;" he's a human being, not a breakfast treat.

Make that one Danish...and two black Russians...please...

In Pratumnak then. That area seems to be quite full of Russians, time to christen it Little Odessa or some such.

back to the Geography books for you.....Odessa is in the Ukraine.

This has as much to do with Denmark as an honour killing in Southall or Bradford.

"Vasily" is also a Greek name and is fairly common for Orthodox Christians, English translation is "William".

The Greek version is Basil and means 'king'. William has Germanic, not Greek, roots and does not mean 'king'.

Before people go off suggesting the victim is not a 'real Dane', while his given name is broadly Russian, his surname is Danish (or German, etc.). Quite possible--even likely--he was born in Denmark to a Danish father and Russian mother. As an aside, I have a Scottish given name and apparently not a wee bit of Scottish blood...

I am not quite sure how and why people manage to take knives on a holiday??? I guess it was just another day in Pattaya.

It's not like you can easily buy knives in Thailand. Why take coals to Newcastle?

'It's just another day in paradise for you and me'