British Tourist’s Russian Roulette Goes Wrong

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From Khaosod English

A Lithuanian man sits slumped outside the condominium room in Pattaya while emergency responders and Pattaya police provide first aid to his British friend who severely injured himself playing Russian roulette with a gun, late on April 8, 2025

PATTAYA — In a shocking incident late Monday night, a British national was rushed to hospital with severe injuries after shooting himself in what appears to be a solo game of Russian roulette at a condominium in Pattaya, Thailand.

Pattaya City Police responded to reports of a foreigner with a self-inflicted gunshot wound at a condominium located in Soi Chaiyapruek 1, Soi 3, Nongprue, Banglamung District, Chonburi Province.

Police identified the victim as Michael James, a 30-year-old British citizen. When authorities arrived at the scene, they found him unconscious and bleeding from a gunshot wound to the forehead in his 11th-floor apartment. Emergency responders performed CPR before urgently transporting him to a nearby hospital.

Upon searching the room, investigators discovered nitrous oxide canisters (commonly known as “laughing gas”), balloons used for inhaling the gas, and a .38 caliber revolver with one spent casing, which were collected as evidence.

A friend of the injured man, identified as 29-year-old Mr. Alichanovas from Lithuania who shared the apartment, told police that prior to the incident, Michael had consumed cannabis and inhaled laughing gas.

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[vinapu]

Darwin award awaits to be collected when and if he recovers

[Riobard]

On 4/9/2025 at 12:55 PM, vinapu said:

Darwin award awaits to be collected when and if he recovers

These can be awarded posthumously, or in unfortunate cases where laughing gas is involved, posthumorously. 

[thaiophilus]

On 4/9/2025 at 4:55 PM, vinapu said:

when and if he recovers

Unfortunately no, that would disqualify him. The award only goes to "those who accidentally remove themselves from the human genome in a spectacular manner".

[siriusBE]

18 hours ago, thaiophilus said:

Unfortunately no, that would disqualify him. The award only goes to "those who accidentally remove themselves from the human genome in a spectacular manner

And he should not have reproduced himself yet... which we don't know

[PeterRS]

I was first aware of Russian roulette when I watched Michael Cimino's movie "The Deer Hunter" in an open air cinema in Penang almost 25 years ago. At the time I merely thought what a senseless game. I still consider it senseless unless one has a burning desire to play games with death as the ultimate outcome. Although, as this British man discovered, death can be delayed with perhaps decades of impaired living ahead of him.

[Keithambrose]

6 hours ago, PeterRS said:

I was first aware of Russian roulette when I watched Michael Cimino's movie "The Deer Hunter" in an open air cinema in Penang almost 25 years ago. At the time I merely thought what a senseless game. I still consider it senseless unless one has a burning desire to play games with death as the ultimate outcome. Although, as this British man discovered, death can be delayed with perhaps decades of impaired living ahead of him.

I wonder if he has medical insurance? Even if he does, I suspect  that he would not be covered.

[Olddaddy]

2 hours ago, Keithambrose said:

I wonder if he has medical insurance? Even if he does, I suspect  that he would not be covered.

Interesting 🤔 

I guess not