British man bleeds to death on smashed mirror 'after row with Thai girlfriend'

Tragic: Iain Mackay bled to death after an accident with a mirror in a shop

A British man has bled to death on a smashed shop mirror in Thailand after an apparent row with a woman.

Iain Mackay was on holiday in the resort of Hua Hin in the south east Asia country when he is thought to have been wounded by a smashed mirror in a shop.

According to police, the 40-year-old, from Stornoway in Scotland, died on Friday but the exact circumstances of his death are still under investigation.

Friends of Mr Mackay, who worked for a seismic research company, claim the seaman had clashed with a girl and another man at a bar.

According to the Press and Journal, some of the tragic Scotsman’s friends said he was angry that the woman, thought to be a girlfriend, was talking to another man and the three of them got into an argument.

A short while later, Mr Mackay was in another shop when he was cut by shards of a smashed mirror.

Although paramedics arrived soon after the incident, Mr Mackay died a short while later in hospital.

Police in Hua Hin told the Press and Journal that no crime had been committed.

A Foreign and Commonwealth Office spokeswoman said: “We can confirm the death of a British National in Hua Hin, Thailand on 3 April.

“We are providing consular assistance to the family at this sad time.”