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Briton 'shot dead' in Thailand | Briton 'shot dead' in Thailand |
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A British national has been killed in Thailand on New Year's Eve, the Foreign Office has said. | A British national has been killed in Thailand on New Year's Eve, the Foreign Office has said. |
Stephen Ashton, 22 was hit by a stray bullet during a fight at a party in a bar on Koh Phangan, say local reports. | |
According to the Bangkok Post, the tourist was shot in the upper body in the early hours and taken to hospital where he was pronounced dead. | |
"We are aware of the death of a British national in Thailand on New Year's Eve," said a Foreign Office spokesman. | "We are aware of the death of a British national in Thailand on New Year's Eve," said a Foreign Office spokesman. |
"We are providing consular assistance to the family," he added. | "We are providing consular assistance to the family," he added. |
The Foreign Office later confirmed the dead man's name. | |
Police investigating the incident later arrested a Thai man, according to the Post. |