Brit tourist fighting for his life after being ‘stabbed and thrown out of a car' in holiday hotspot as cops launch probe
Footage shows the victim lying on the pavement as paramedics treated his injuries
THAI HORROR Brit tourist fighting for his life after being 'stabbed and thrown out of a car' in holiday hotspot as cops launch probe
A BRIT tourist has been fighting for his life after he was allegedly stabbed and thrown out of his car in a popular holiday hotspot.
Andrew Joseph Cook, 36, from Manchester, was reportedly travelling with three foreigners inside a white Toyota SUV when he was attacked in Pattaya, Thailand.
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The Brit was thrown out of a white Toyota SUV (pictured)
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Paramedics attending to the victim's injuries
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Footage shows a barely conscious Andrew lying on the pavement while paramedics tended to him
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Cops have now launched a manhunt for the driver who allegedly hauled him from the backseat of the SUV and tossed him out on the pavement.
Cook was reportedly already injured and bleeding before being dumped.
The driver is then alleged to have stabbed him on the pavement with a knife before fleeing from the scene with the group.
His injuries on his chest and stomach were so deep that internal fat poured out.
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The left side of his face had also sustained a deep 10cm slash.
The wounds were so deep that blood still flowed through the bandage that emergency responders put on.
Footage shows a barely conscious Andrew lying on the pavement while paramedics tended to him.
Andrew was then rushed to Pattaya Pathomkhun Hospital, where he is in intensive care.
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It is unclear if other people in the car were involved in the attack.
A local taxi driver who witnessed the shocking attack immediately called the police.
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The cabbie said: "A white Toyota Veloz drove into the parking lot. Two foreign men and one woman got out of the car.
"I heard shouting and then the car sped away. The foreign man was lying on the ground in pain."
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The driver added he was scared for his life, so he did not interfere, but he was able to take a picture of the assailant's car and plate number.
Police Lieutenant Colonel Suthiraphan Tapsri said: "We are urgently working on intercepting the car. It fled on Pattaya South Road, but there is still no sign of the perpetrator.
"The British man is still unable to give a statement. Our initial investigation shows he knew the attackers, and an argument could have led to the attack."
Officers are currently reviewing CCTV in the area to trace the car that the alleged attackers used to escape.
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It comes after a British nursing student was brutally stabbed to death in her Texas flat just days before graduating.
Tamilore Odunsi, 23, was found dead with multiple stab wounds in the kitchen of her Houston apartment after police forced their way in during a welfare check.
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Cops quizzing locals about the attack
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A picture of the victim's passport
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Clothes soaked in blood were found at the scene
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Cops have revealed she had been living with a man she barely knew before her tragic death.
The aspiring nurse, who moved from London to the US in 2022 to pursue her dreams, was just weeks away from qualifying and had posted to TikTok celebrating the milestone.
Officers were called to the scene after a friend of her dad's raised the alarm when they couldn't get hold of her.
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Blood was spotted on the rear patio, and cops broke into the two-bed flat.
Meanwhile, mum Karen Carter was brutally murdered outside her home in a French village by someone holding a grudge, her husband fears.
The mum, 65, died from severe blood loss after being stabbed multiple times, as a 69-year-old former "female friend" remained in custody over the apparent murder.
Ms Carter, a mother of four, "collapsed and died of her injuries" next to to her car in Trémolat, in the Dordogne region.
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