Russian found dead in street
A Russian man is believed to have fallen to his death from a power pole after being electrocuted while climbing it in front of Pattaya police station in tambon Nong Prue of Bang Lamung district yesterday.
The man, Stanislav Kosogin, 38, was found dead about 3am on a raised concrete block on a footpath near a post supporting power lines in front of Pattaya station.
He had a head wound, a broken leg and burns on his hands, police said.
A 14-year-old boy told police he was walking with friends when he heard something hit the ground. He turned and saw a foreign man lying injured and bleeding from his head.