Phuket migrant camp mass brawl leaves man dead, another injured

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Phuket migrant camp mass brawl leaves man dead, another injured

Eakkapop Thongtub

 

The body of the unidentified migrant worker was found in front of a hut at the workers’ camp. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: -- Police are investigating a drunken brawl over a wage disagreement which left one man dead and a second injured at a migrant workers’ camp in Kamala last night (Nov 20).

 

Kamala Police Lt Col Somnuek Damkaew received a call from residents at 1:30am this morning (Nov 21) when it was reported that a large numbers of migrant workers were engaged in a mass brawl at a workers camp located behind Phuket FantaSea in Kamala.

Police were told that one man had died and another had been injured during the mélee.

 

Col Somnuek arrived at the camp with Kusoldharm and Kamala Municipality rescue workers to find the body of a man lying face down on the ground in a pool of blood in front of a hut.

 

“It appears that the victim was slashed on the back of his neck with a sharp object. He also had head injuries. We have yet to identify the man or even confirm his nationality,” Col Somnuek said.

 

Full story: http://www.thephuketnews.com/phuket-migrant-camp-mass-brawl-leaves-man-dead-another-injured-59930.php

 

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[Henry The Bull]

Alcohol and late night wage discussions, a bad idea.

[Deepinthailand]

Where's Andy (saint) Hall when he's needed