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Singapore\/Bangkok: An Australian-British tourist has died in the Thai holiday hotspot of Phuket after an alleged one-hit attack by another foreigner.<\/p>\n
Unverified footage on social media appears to show Alan Roger Jolliffe, 57, and a younger man arguing on a street near the popular Patong Beach on Wednesday as a woman tries to intervene.<\/p>\n
As Jolliffe slowly moves backwards, the younger man advances and strikes him with an open hand to the chin.<\/p>\n
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Alan Roger Jolliffe, 57, and another foreigner appear to argue on a street near the popular Patong Beach. Screenshot<\/p>\n
The blow knocks off Jolliffe\u2019s sunglasses and a shoe. It appears to render him unconscious instantly and unable to break his fall. He remains unresponsive on the road as the woman crouches to render assistance.<\/p>\n
Hours later, Jolliffe was pronounced dead at Patong Hospital, according to local media reports.<\/p>\n
Thai police have identified the suspect as a 29-year-old Turk or Swede. They confirmed he held a Turkish passport, however, his place of residence remains unclear.<\/p>\n<\/p>\n
The Bangkok Post reported the suspect, whom the outlet identified as \u201cTugay\u201d, had been on a motorbike and honked as he passed Jolliffe, sparking an argument.<\/p>\n
A police source not authorised to speak publicly told this masthead that at the time of the incident, Jolliffe was believed to be on his way to have a meal with a travel agent who had just sold him a tour package.<\/p>\n
The suspect was arrested at about 4am the following morning, according to local media reports.<\/p>\n
Related Article Swedish media outlet Expressen reported the suspect was linked to a criminal network in southern Stockholm and had previously spent six years in prison for an assault in 2019.<\/p>\n British media reported Jolliffe was born in Liverpool, England.<\/p>\n The Australian Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade said it was providing consular assistance to an Australian man\u2019s family.<\/p>\n \u201cWe send our deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time. They have requested privacy at this time,\u201d a spokesperson said.<\/p>\n \u201cOwing to our privacy obligations, we are unable to provide further comment.\u201d<\/p>\n Get a note directly from our foreign correspondents on what\u2019s making headlines around the world. Sign up for our weekly What in the World newsletter<\/a>.<\/p>\n Save<\/p>\n You have reached your maximum number of saved items.<\/p>\n Remove items from your saved list<\/a> to add more.<\/p>\n![\"An](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/02\/0d3459c07c78b702899ac389562e67f21180c35e.jpeg\")
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Zach Hope<\/a> is South-East Asia correspondent. He is a former reporter at the Brisbane Times.Connect via email<\/a>.From our partners<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"February 27, 2026 \u2014 6:10pm Save You have reached your maximum number of saved items. Remove items from…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":507368,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[4],"tags":[64,63,44],"class_list":["post-507367","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-australia","tag-au","tag-australia","tag-news"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507367","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=507367"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/507367\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/507368"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=507367"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=507367"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=507367"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}