British Tourist Stabbed in Phuket Nightclub Brawl

A British tourist was stabbed in the arm during a brawl outside a beach club in the early hours of Wednesday in Cherng Talay, Phuket, Thailand, prompting a police search for the attacker who fled the scene.

Louis Johe Jarvie, 34, suffered a knife wound to his right arm after getting into a fight with a large foreign man near Bang Tao beach, a popular spot for visitors. The incident occurred around 12:20 a.m. local time. Witnesses reported seeing the assailant stab Jarvie before escaping as police arrived. Authorities described visibility as poor at the time, complicating efforts to identify the suspect.

Paramedics from the Cherng Talay Tambon Administrative Organization responded quickly after receiving a report of the stabbing. Than Sirichai, a volunteer paramedic, said the team found Jarvie sitting on the ground, barely conscious and requiring constant stimulation to remain awake. He sustained multiple severe bleeding wounds, including lacerations on his left arm, a cut on his shoulder and a stab to the right side of his back. The paramedics controlled the bleeding, administered first aid and transported him to Thalang Hospital, where he received intravenous fluids to...