Stabbing attack in Kanchanaburi leaves 1 British man dead, 1 injured

Police are looking for a suspect in an attack and stabbing of 2 British men in Kanchanaburi that killed one and seriously injured the other. The attack took place early this morning at 3:55 am in front of a house in the Muang district of the western province of Thailand. Police, tourist police, and forensic officers led by the chief to the Muang Police Station raced to the crime scene.

According to police, the two British men were playing loud music on a radio in front of their house as they sat at a table drinking beers. They were surprised by a Thai man with a long sickle-shaped knife confronting them and attacking them. That sickle and a pair of shoes believed to be owned by the attacker were recovered from the crime scene.

55 year old Sean Kewin suffered serious stab wounds when was admitted for emergency treatment in the nearest hospital. But 49 year old John Marcus was found…