British man dead in Thailand following sickle attack

A British man who died in Thailand is believed to be the victim of an assault involving a sickle. Marcus Evans, 49, from Berrow, Burnham on Sea, in Somerset, was killed in the early hours of Saturday in Kanchanaburi Province in the west of the country. A second British man was taken to hospital following the incident. Thai Police said a sickle knife was found, adding that a 22-year-old man was arrested.