Swede kills Kiwi Man In Drunken Fight Over Dog
A New Zealand man died after being stabbed by a Swede in a drunken bar fight, triggered by the victim’s dog. The Swede’s Thai girlfriend had wanted to play with the dog, but the Swede forbade her. This angered the Kiwi man, so they began fighting.
PATTAYA – 21, 2012 [PDN]; at 1:40 a.m, a report of a man being stabbed in a fight between two foreigners was received by Pol. Maj. Seksan Reuvet, Inspector, Pattaya police station, Chonburi province. He rushed to the scene with the rescue officer of Sawangboribul Pattaya foundation.
The incident occurred in front of a beer bar complex near Alligalordge hotel in Soi Diana near Soi Buakhao Moo 9,Tambon Nong Preu, Amphur Banglamung, Chonburi province.
Police arrived at the scene and discovered the victim lying on the ground, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers. He appeared to be a foreigner and was shirtless, wearing only shorts with a small waistbag. There were tattoos all over his body.
The man was unconscious and barely breathing. He had been stabbed twice in the back and once in his neck. He was still bleeding from his wounds.
The police inspected his waistbag and found some cash and a bank credit card identifying him as Mr. Robert E. Hollick, age 43, from New Zealand. The rescue officer performed first aid and rushed him to Pattaya Memorial Hospital, but Mr. Robert later died from his wounds.
Meanwhile, bystanders were restraining the stabbing suspect and his Thai girlfriend for the police. He was identified as Mr. Andreas Ringvall, age 40, from Sweden. His girlfriend was Ms. Dao Pholutsa, age 26, address 54 Moo 10 Tambon Nongtakrong, Amphur Lahansai, Burirum province.
Both of them were drunk and had bloodstains on their clothes. Police recovered the weapon, a 1-foot-long fruit knife that was stained with blood.
When the police initially questioned Mr. Andreas, he refused to say anything. However, his drunken girlfriend Ms. Dao shouted loudly that her husband was beaten first by the other man, so he had to protect himself.
This made the crowd of onlookers angry. They began shouting and scolding the couple, saying that they were the troublemakers who had started the fight.
But Ms.Dao shouted back and scolded the people. They got so angry that fighting near erupted between the two sides. So the police hurried to take the two troublemakers away from the scene to investigate at Pattaya police station.
When arrived at Pattaya police station, Mr. Andreas still refused to talk. So the police asked Ms. Dao about the incident.
Ms. Dao told police that she and her boyfriend had been drinking in the beer bar, when the New Zealander walked in the bar with his dog to also have a drink. They did not know each other, and gave a friendly greeting.
However, the Kiwi man then began arguing with her boyfriend for some unknown reason. She said Mr. Robert then punched her boyfriend in the face, so her boyfriend fought back.
But the staff at the beer bar stopped the fighting and evicted them. So she persuaded her boyfriend to go back home, but they were followed by Mr. Robert, who kept provoking them. Her boyfriend got so angry that he then took out a knife and stabbed Mr. Robert several times.
Ms. Dao said that her husband only stabbed Mr. Robert because he was beaten first, and so he had to protect himself. She asked the police to confirm with the witnesses about who made trouble first.
The police didn’t believe Ms. Dao, so they later asked a witness, Mr. Mual Samat age 34, a motorbikerider-for-hire.
Mr. Mual said that before incident occurred, the couple had been drinking at a beer bar near the incident, when the other foreign man walked in with the dog to drink liquor.
Both parties had greeted each other. Then Ms. Dao saw that the man’s dog was so cute, she asked to play with his dog. But her boyfriend didn’t like the dog, so he scolded Ms. Dao, which angered the owner of the dog. The two men began quarreling and started fighting, until the staff separated them.
Mr. Mual said that the couple left the bar. But they later returned to the beer bar with a knife. Ms. Dao’s boyfriend then fought again with the New Zealander, and used his knife to stab Mr. Robert. The couple then tried to escape, but were restrained by witnesses.
Initially, the police arrested Mr. Andreas with initial charges of killing another person. Ms. Dao was also detained as a witness. Both were sent to the investigation officer to investigate and prosecute further according to the law.
PATTAYA – 21, 2012 [PDN]; at 1:40 a.m, a report of a man being stabbed in a fight between two foreigners was received by Pol. Maj. Seksan Reuvet, Inspector, Pattaya police station, Chonburi province. He rushed to the scene with the rescue officer of Sawangboribul Pattaya foundation.
The incident occurred in front of a beer bar complex near Alligalordge hotel in Soi Diana near Soi Buakhao Moo 9,Tambon Nong Preu, Amphur Banglamung, Chonburi province.
Police arrived at the scene and discovered the victim lying on the ground, surrounded by a crowd of onlookers. He appeared to be a foreigner and was shirtless, wearing only shorts with a small waistbag. There were tattoos all over his body.
The man was unconscious and barely breathing. He had been stabbed twice in the back and once in his neck. He was still bleeding from his wounds.
The police inspected his waistbag and found some cash and a bank credit card identifying him as Mr. Robert E. Hollick, age 43, from New Zealand. The rescue officer performed first aid and rushed him to Pattaya Memorial Hospital, but Mr. Robert later died from his wounds.
Meanwhile, bystanders were restraining the stabbing suspect and his Thai girlfriend for the police. He was identified as Mr. Andreas Ringvall, age 40, from Sweden. His girlfriend was Ms. Dao Pholutsa, age 26, address 54 Moo 10 Tambon Nongtakrong, Amphur Lahansai, Burirum province.
Both of them were drunk and had bloodstains on their clothes. Police recovered the weapon, a 1-foot-long fruit knife that was stained with blood.
When the police initially questioned Mr. Andreas, he refused to say anything. However, his drunken girlfriend Ms. Dao shouted loudly that her husband was beaten first by the other man, so he had to protect himself.
This made the crowd of onlookers angry. They began shouting and scolding the couple, saying that they were the troublemakers who had started the fight.
But Ms.Dao shouted back and scolded the people. They got so angry that fighting near erupted between the two sides. So the police hurried to take the two troublemakers away from the scene to investigate at Pattaya police station.
When arrived at Pattaya police station, Mr. Andreas still refused to talk. So the police asked Ms. Dao about the incident.
Ms. Dao told police that she and her boyfriend had been drinking in the beer bar, when the New Zealander walked in the bar with his dog to also have a drink. They did not know each other, and gave a friendly greeting.
However, the Kiwi man then began arguing with her boyfriend for some unknown reason. She said Mr. Robert then punched her boyfriend in the face, so her boyfriend fought back.
But the staff at the beer bar stopped the fighting and evicted them. So she persuaded her boyfriend to go back home, but they were followed by Mr. Robert, who kept provoking them. Her boyfriend got so angry that he then took out a knife and stabbed Mr. Robert several times.
Ms. Dao said that her husband only stabbed Mr. Robert because he was beaten first, and so he had to protect himself. She asked the police to confirm with the witnesses about who made trouble first.
The police didn’t believe Ms. Dao, so they later asked a witness, Mr. Mual Samat age 34, a motorbikerider-for-hire.
Mr. Mual said that before incident occurred, the couple had been drinking at a beer bar near the incident, when the other foreign man walked in with the dog to drink liquor.
Both parties had greeted each other. Then Ms. Dao saw that the man’s dog was so cute, she asked to play with his dog. But her boyfriend didn’t like the dog, so he scolded Ms. Dao, which angered the owner of the dog. The two men began quarreling and started fighting, until the staff separated them.
Mr. Mual said that the couple left the bar. But they later returned to the beer bar with a knife. Ms. Dao’s boyfriend then fought again with the New Zealander, and used his knife to stab Mr. Robert. The couple then tried to escape, but were restrained by witnesses.
Initially, the police arrested Mr. Andreas with initial charges of killing another person. Ms. Dao was also detained as a witness. Both were sent to the investigation officer to investigate and prosecute further according to the law.
Obviously the police want to avoid revealing the statistics so as not to alarm the public.
