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Amitpal Singh Bajaj died in Thailand following a confrontation with another man (Picture: ViralPress)
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Tributes have been
paid to a British dad who was killed while on holiday with his family.
Amitpal
Singh Bajaj, from Southall, in west London, was allegedly choked to death by
fellow tourist Roger Bullman, 53, in Phuket, Thailand.
His wife Bandhna Kaur
Bajaj claimed Bullman, from Norway, who was staying in the next room at the
Centara Grand Hotel on Karon Beach, barged into their room and attacked her
husband.
The couple, who were
on holiday with their two-year-old son, had been woken by loud noises in the early
hours of Wednesday and found someone was trying to knock open their balcony
door, according to Mrs Bajaj.
In a statement
released through the Sikh Press Association, she said a naked white man ‘barged
in through the balcony door and stormed aggressively’ towards her husband. Mrs
Bajaj added: ‘My husband tried to block the man and move me and my son away.
‘As the man was
kicking, punching and just beating him up my husband told me to please leave
and save our son.’
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Amitpal Singh Bajaj, 34, and his wife Bandhna Kaur Bajaj (Picture: ViralPress)
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Roger Bullman (far right) claims he was stabbed by Mr Bajaj Picture: ViralPress)
Mrs Bajaj said she ran from the hotel and hid with her son under a
tree near the spa, from where she called the reception for help.
Authorities later told her Mr Bajaj had died after being taken to
hospital at around 4am. She added: ‘My husband sacrificed his life to save my
son’s life and mine.
He will always be our hero.’ Mr Bajaj had confronted Bullman in
the next room for making too much noise while his family was trying to sleep,
according to Phuket News.
Karon Chief Police Col Prawit said the pair began arguing and a fight
broke out and the Norwegian man had broken into Mr Bajaj’s room via the
balcony.
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Bullman was arrested and has been charged with manslaughter Picture: ViralPress)
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Bullman claims Mr Bajaj stabbed him in his left shoulder with a
knife during their argument and he used his ‘martial skills’ to restrain him in
a chokehold.
He was arrested and has been charged with manslaughter and
trespass by an act of violence.
A spokesman for the UK Foreign Office said: ‘We are supporting the
family of a British man following his death in Phuket, and are in contact with
the Thai authorities.’
A memorial event is due to take place for Mr Bajaj tomorrow
evening at the Sikh temple in Southall Park Avenue, where he was a member.
The temple’s general secretary Harmeet Singh Gill said the community was
‘shocked and saddened’ to learn of Mr Bajaj’s death ‘whilst protecting his
family’.
Source: Metro.co.uk
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