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| Thailand attack man feared dead | Thailand attack man feared dead |
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| A British man is believed to have been killed when the boat he was sailing in was attacked off the coast of Thailand. | A British man is believed to have been killed when the boat he was sailing in was attacked off the coast of Thailand. |
| Malcolm Robertson, who was accompanied by his wife Linda, is reported to have had his throat cut and been thrown overboard by thieves. | |
| A couple, believed to be from Hastings, were attacked off Satun on Monday leaving one person hurt and one missing, the Foreign Office confirmed. | |
| Thai Police have arrested three Burmese men in connection with the incident. | Thai Police have arrested three Burmese men in connection with the incident. |
| Officers said the 64-year-old was killed while he was sailing with his wife near Koh Dong, an island about 45 miles west of Satun. | |
| The migrant workers from Burma are said to have confessed to killing Mr Roberston when he caught them trying to steal a dinghy from his moored yacht. | The migrant workers from Burma are said to have confessed to killing Mr Roberston when he caught them trying to steal a dinghy from his moored yacht. |
| However, so far his body has not been found. | |
| As she came out of her cabin she said it was a nightmare - there was just blood everywhere. John Clee | |
| Mrs Robertson's brother, John Clee, said the couple were sleeping in different parts of the boat in the early hours when people were heard on board. | |
| Mr Clee, who spoke to his sister by telephone on Tuesday, said: "She heard people coming on board the boat and called out to Malcolm to let him know that someone was coming in. | |
| "Malcolm must have come up and spoken to them because she heard him - there was a confrontation and then she heard him say 'get off the boat, get off the boat'. | |
| "There was a bit more kerfuffle and nothing else was said, and it all went very quiet." | |
| He said the people came into her cabin and tied her up before taking her up on deck so she could help them sail the yacht. | |
| He said: "As she came out of her cabin she said it was a nightmare - there was just blood everywhere. | |
| "She knew then that something awful had happened to Malcolm and she said then that she knew he was dead." | |
| 'Reported missing' | |
| Mr Clee said the intruders sailed the yacht for hours before making off in a dinghy, at which point his sister sailed the boat to a nearby fishing vessel where she found help and the police were called. | |
| A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said: "We can confirm that a British couple were attacked whilst sailing of the coast of Satun, southern Thailand last night. | A spokeswoman for the Foreign Office said: "We can confirm that a British couple were attacked whilst sailing of the coast of Satun, southern Thailand last night. |
| "Our consular team in Bangkok are in touch with the next of kin and are providing consular assistance to those involved. | "Our consular team in Bangkok are in touch with the next of kin and are providing consular assistance to those involved. |
| "We are urgently pursuing this case with local police who are investigating the incident. We understand that the Thai police have now arrested three suspects. | "We are urgently pursuing this case with local police who are investigating the incident. We understand that the Thai police have now arrested three suspects. |
| "One British national has been reported missing and one British national is in hospital." | "One British national has been reported missing and one British national is in hospital." |