Boy arrested after Australian teen allegedly stabbed to death during fight in Thailand
A boy has been arrested after an Australian teenager was allegedly stabbed to death in a fight in Thailand.
The Bangkok Post reported a 14-year-old Thai-Australian boy was allegedly stabbed in the back during an argument with a friend on Tuesday night.
The alleged attacker, another 14-year-old boy, then fled the scene.
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A boy has been arrested after an Australian teenager was allegedly stabbed to death in a fight in Thailand. Nine
The boy later surrendered to police and was arrested.
Local police said the pair were schoolmates and organised a fight to settle an ongoing feud.
The accused boy told police they agreed to meet outside a grocery store near their homes in the Sattahip district, more than 100 kilometres south of Bangkok.
The victim is reportedly a school student in Thailand and has a Thai mother and an Australian father.
The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade confirmed an Australian had died in Thailand.
"The Department of Foreign Affairs and Trade is providing consular assistance to the family of an Australian who died in Thailand," it said in a statement
The accused boy told police he and the victim had agreed to meet outside a grocery store. Nine
"We send our deepest condolences to the family at this difficult time.
"Owing to our privacy obligations we are unable to provide further comment."
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