UK man killed in Thailand

2006-05-04 13:10

Bangkok - A British man who lived in the Thai resort of Pattaya was shot and killed while riding a motorcycle with his girlfriend, said police on Thursday.

Lieutenant colonel Pirom Preeyakorn of Bang Lamung police station said that the man, identified as Steven Parkinson, 47, was driving away from a bar early on Wednesday morning after two pairs of youths approached him on motorcycles and demanded he pull over.

Preeyakorn said that after Parkinson refused, the four teens opened fire, shot him four times and robbed him and his girlfriend before fleeing.

According to Preeyakorn, police were searching for the suspects. Parkinson had lived in Pattaya for more than two years.

Pattaya, about 110km southeast of Bangkok, was known for its beaches, its thriving sex industry and high crime rate.

- AP