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A British tourist collapsed in a bloodbath during a horror stabbing inside a shop in Thailand. Daniel David Brian Sutton Morris, 22, was buying a bottle of water when the angry local is said to have barged into him inside the 7-Eleven store in the notorious Thai city Pattaya.

The British holidaymaker, from Carshalton, began arguing with the fellow shopper, only for him to produce a knife and plunge it into his right thigh. Terrified shoppers fled as blood spewed from Daniel’s leg. He collapsed on the floor, where the quick-thinking till assistants stemmed the bleeding and bystanders cornered the attacker in a nearby aisle. They are seen in the video fanning Daniel and applying ice to his forehead to keep him cool. The suspect, Natthawat Chanthong, 23, was detained inside the shop by nearby police officers during the incident in the early hours of Friday morning (February 13).

Paramedics gave Daniel first aid at the scene. He was lying unconscious on the floor, his face drained of colour as blood streamed from his leg, before being wheeled out into an ambulance.

Police said today that the British man had discharged himself from the hospital and walked back to the notorious strip of bars in the coastal city.

Police Captain Jittisuk Suthinitatwong, who attended the scene and is handling the case, said: “We have to wait for the injured victim to recover and testify to the inquiry officer before proceeding with legal action.

“He was not interested in making a report last night because he was drunk and wanted to continue with his holiday. He released himself from the hospital and returned to the area of bars.

“We suspect that the victim was drunk when the attack happened, and that caused more blood loss.

“The staff inside the shop showed great courage to help to detain the attacker and also to treat the injured tourist while they waited for an ambulance.’

The suspect, Natthawat, denied that he was trying to sell drugs to tourists in the depraved coastal city but allegedly admitted to stabbing the Brit.

He said: “If you check the security camera, you will see how it started. I went out of the 7-Eleven store over there normally, and he ran towards me and asked about drugs.

“I used Google Translate, and he said he wanted drugs. I told him I did not have them. His friend became angry at me and was about to fight me over there before another guy punched me.

“They broke my teeth, so I became angry. I had knives with me, so I chased after him to stab him. I am not selling drugs. Yes, I am the attacker.”

Officers have detained Natthawat and seized two knives from him as evidence.

Police Captain Chainaret Phengkhaen, from the local station, added: “The knife used in the attack was around five to six inches long.

“It belonged to the suspect, who was carrying it.

“The British man appeared intoxicated and had an argument with the suspect before the attack. The exact cause of the dispute is still under investigation.

“The British man ran into a 7-Eleven store after the argument, and the suspect followed him inside and stabbed him in the thigh.

“Bangkok Hospital Pattaya informed us that there was significant bleeding because the victim had been drinking beforehand, which increased blood circulation.

“The wound was not considered severe, and he declined further medical treatment.

“Only a small amount of cannabis was found on the British man. We do not believe the attacker’s claim that the victim was trying to buy drugs.

“The suspect has been taken into custody and is being held in a detention cell for further legal proceedings.”

In Pattaya, tourists are regularly attacked or caught up in crime.

Embarrassed officials in the central government have launched tourism initiatives to attract families and rebrand Pattaya as a safe destination.

But despite some success in cleaning up the town’s image, alcohol and sex remain its biggest draws, often leading to a high rate of crime and accidents.

Earlier this month, five security guards attacked an American tourist who allegedly tried to skip a bar bill.

In 2024, a British tourist who was already unconscious was repeatedly kicked in the head by security guards on the same road. He claimed the bar had tried to cheat him by inflating the receipt.