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British Tourist Fighting for Life in Thai Hospital After Vanishing in Bangkok

His relatives have launched a crowdfunding campaign to meet urgent hospital fees

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Overview

  • Medics believe the Welshman, who has epilepsy, suffered a violent attack before being rushed into emergency brain surgery
  • He remains bed-bound and unable to speak, eat, or drink as he continues to recover in critical condition
  • Lacking travel or health insurance due to his last-minute trip, his family has tapped life savings and set up a GoFundMe to raise £50,000 for treatment and repatriation
  • The UK Foreign Office is providing consular assistance and liaising with Thai authorities on his behalf
  • Friends searched for hours after he vanished from a Bangkok nightclub before learning he had been hospitalised