Scottish boxer dies after falling from tuk-tuk in Patong
A 22-year-old Scottish boxer died after falling from a tuk-tuk in Patong, and police have charged the driver with negligence causing death and failing to provide assistance.
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Deputy ministers in Phuket press extortion probe and foreign-linked land crackdown
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Tuk-tuk driver confesses in death of Scottish boxer in Phuket
Police said a tuk-tuk driver has confessed to charges linked to the death of 22-year-old Scottish boxer Colin Cairney, who fell from a public vehicle in Patong and later died.
Patong police charge tuk-tuk driver after British boxer dies in Phuket fall
Police said the driver was identified through witness statements and CCTV footage after Colin Cairney, a 29-year-old British boxer from Stirling, Scotland, died from head injuries sustained in the fall.
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DOPA officers raided Chateau du Village Patong Hotel on June 16, alleging it continued operating without a licence despite a previous prosecution earlier this year.
Weerasak denies Patong mafia claim, says he never collected protection money
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UPDATE: Scottish boxer in coma after fall from moving tuk-tuk in Patong
A 22-year-old Scottish boxer is in a coma in Phuket after suffering critical head injuries in a fall from a moving tuk-tuk in Patong, police said.
British boxer critically injured after falling from tuk tuk in Phuket, police say
Police in Phuket are seeking a tuk tuk driver after British boxer Colin Kearney was critically injured in a fall from the vehicle on Phra Baramee Road, according to investigators.
Phuket police identify tuk-tuk driver in case of British tourist found critically injured on Patong road
A 29-year-old British tourist was found critically injured on a Patong road and taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital in a coma, while police identified a tuk-tuk driver allegedly linked to abandoning him at the scene.
Seven arrested in two days as Phuket illegal hotel crackdown continues
Officials arrested four more suspected illegal hotel operators in Patong on Thursday, bringing the total detained in Phuket to seven after earlier raids in Karon and Rawai.
Woman found dead on Patong walkway after suspected fall
Patong Police are investigating after a 38-year-old woman was found dead on a public walkway off Thaweewong Road, with initial inquiries indicating she may have fallen from a height.