Motorcycle Taxi Driver Stabbed in Phuket After Helping Stranger
A 37-year-old motorcycle taxi driver in Phuket was stabbed by a foreign man described as Arab-looking after stopping to help him check a motorcycle light switch on November 7. The victim suffered a knife wound to his left arm that penetrated near his left nipple and was treated at Patong Hospital. Police are examining CCTV footage and interviewing witnesses to identify and apprehend the attacker.
Phuket: A Good Samaritan act nearly cost a motorcycle taxi driver his life when he stopped to help a foreigner check a light switch and was stabbed with a folding knife by a man described as Arab-looking. Police are urgently reviewing CCTV footage to track down the perpetrator for prosecution.
On November 8, 2026, Pol. Lt. Col. Chomphonuch Anantayakul, investigator at Patong Police Station, Phuket, received a report from Mr. Anan Songsan, 37, a motorcycle taxi driver, stating he was stabbed by a foreign man with a knife. The incident occurred on the night of November 7, 2026, at approximately 22:45.
According to the victim's statement, before the incident, Mr. Anan had picked up a Thai female passenger from a restaurant in Soi Nai In 8 to deliver her to Phang Muang Road, Route K. After dropping off the passenger near a convenience store close to Soi Nam Sia, he rode away. On the way, he encountered three foreign men of Arab appearance standing beside a motorcycle. One of them, a thin, not-tall man with a mustache wearing a black long-sleeved hooded shirt and shorts, waved him over as if asking for help.
Mr. Anan stopped nearby, still sitting on his motorcycle, and reached out to help check the light switch for the man. The man then used a folding knife about 3 inches long to stab him once in the left arm, with the blade penetrating to near his left nipple, causing injury. The victim brushed the man's hand away and went to Patong Hospital for treatment.
After receiving the report, investigators coordinated with the inquiry team to examine CCTV footage from the scene and interview witnesses and involved parties to gather evidence and track down the perpetrator for legal prosecution.
