Pattaya Police officers from Dongtan sub station were notified of a stabbing incident on Jomtien Beach opposite The Welcome Jomtien Hotel.
The victim Khun Somai aged 45, a deckchair umbrella operator on Jomtien Beach had already been transported to Banglamung Hospital by relatives.
The police headed to the emergency room at Banglamung Hospital where they were able to interview Khun Somai who had sustained a serious stab wound to the chest but was still concious.
Khun Somai had gone to his patch on the beach to start setting up the deckchairs, tables and umbrellas ready for the next day's trade. Three Thai men were sat on the beach two dressed as security guards and one he thought was a beach vendor. They had been partying all night, clearly quite drunk and were leaving the beach. Khun Somai asked them to clear up after themselves as they had left a considerable amount of litter on the beach.
