A British tourist has been arrested after allegedly throwing his Thai wife off a balcony after he grew aggravated due to the coronavirus lockdown.
Dave Mitchell, 46, was detained yesterday after his partner, Sukanda, 56, plunged from the seventh floor of the apartment block in Rayong, eastern Thailand.
Paramedics arrived and treated the injured woman at the scene. She reportedly told police that her English husband had thrown her over the balcony while they were arguing.Sukanda only fell between one and two levels, luckily landing on a protruding roof from a building opposite, which saved her life.
The distressed woman was still conscious and rushed to the hospital on a stretcher to be treated for her injuries.
Officers then spent more than two hours trying to talk round the bare-chested and heavily-tattooed Brit, who had barricaded himself inside the apartment overlooking the sea.
Mitchell was pictured sitting on the white balcony with his hands clasped together while appearing to pray.
Neighbours eventually helped police to force their way into the room and the man was arrested.
Police said that the injured wife is being kept in hospital after suffering a fractured hip and dislocated arm in the fall.
The Brit told officers that he was stressed because flights back to the UK have been canceled and he was unable to return due to COVID-19.
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