Fatal knife attack: Phuket police scour island for two suspects
Play
Thailand's most updated English news website, newspaper english, breaking news : The Nation
PHUKET: Phuket Police are searching for two men who carried out a knife attack on two Australian tourists last night that left one woman dead and another injured.
The attack, believed to have been a botched bag snatch attempt, occurred at Phuket’s Kata Beach, about 200 meters from the hotel where the women were staying.
Michelle Elizabeth Smith, 59, and Tammee Lee Lynn were walking back to their hotel after dinner at about 10pm when two men approached on a motorcycle, said the report by Chalong Police.
The motorbike passenger, who was not wearing a helmet, attacked the women with a knife.
Ms Smith suffered a 15-centimeter-deep stab to the chest that punctured her lung and heart.
Ms Lynn's right arm was slashed in the attack.
Police believe the attack was a failed attempt to snatch the women’s bags. However, the two men fled the scene without taking any of the Australians’ belongings.
Full report click here
