British tourist in critical condition after being ‘stabbed and hurled from car’ in Thailand

A British tourist is fighting for his life in hospital after being ‘stabbed and hurled from a car’ in Thailand.

Andrew Joseph Cook, from Manchester, was in a white Toyota Veloz with two other foreigners and a Thai woman when the car pulled into a car park in the city of Pattaya.

The 36-year-old was already injured and covered in blood when the driver hauled him from the backseat before dumping him on the pavement.

There, it is alleged that the driver stabbed Andrew with a knife a number oftimes before the group fled the scene.

His injuries on his chest and stomach were so deep that internal fat poured out.

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 the 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.

Taxi driver Sayan Samanmit was at the scene when the attack happened, but said he was too scared for his life to jump in and help.

But he was able to take a picture of the assailant’s car and plate number.

He 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.’

Thai police are on the hunt for the car, which fled on Pattaya South Road and are currently reviewing CCTV in the area to trace it.

But there is still no sign of the man who attacked Andrew.

Lieutenant Colonel Suthiraphan Tapsri said: ‘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.’

The coastal area of Pattaya is now one of the world’s biggest sex holiday destination, being described as a modern-day Sodom and Gomorrah rife with crime and debauchery.

Crimes against tourists in Pattaya typically involve theft, pickpocketing, scams, or, in rare cases, violent assaults.

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