Overview
- Stein Heath Cole, 54, was found dead with five stab wounds and broken legs outside a second-hand shop on Soi Suk Sawat 26 in Bangkok at about 4:30 p.m. Monday, police said.
- Officers arrested Saw Nay Lin Oo, Thien Oo, Saw Kyaw Win Tun, and Saw Kyaw Htunt Paing at the scene and charged them with jointly assaulting another person causing death.
- A 10-inch kitchen knife and a 3-foot metal pipe were recovered at the scene, and one suspect was treated at Charoenkrung Pracharak Hospital for a stab wound.
- Police say Cole confronted his 24-year-old ex-girlfriend, Nan Phawt Ar Cho, and produced a knife before her current partner and relatives intervened.
- Investigators are gathering forensic evidence and witness statements, and Thai authorities have notified the US Embassy as the case proceeds.