In a report posted online yesterday (May 19), Patong Police confirmed that the three men ‒ unnamed in the report ‒ were taken into custody at 8pm Friday night.
The quick arrests were credited to the instruction of Patong Police Chief Pol Col Chalermchai Hirsawat and the slew of investigative officers he assigned to quickly take action in the case.
British tourist Charlie Faulkner was stabbed once in his lower left side after an altercation with “four to five” Thai men in front of 7-Eleven near Soi Sea Dragon at 4:40am on Friday.
Mr Faulkner made his way into the 7-Eleven to seek assistance. He received immediate first aid from rescue workers who soon arrived at the scene, then taken to Patong Hospital for further care.
So far no motive for the stabbing, or the altercation, has been revealed.