Yuri Gubenko, allegedly
upset over the loss of his girlfriend, threatens police with a pair of
knives inside an East Pattaya 7-Eleven.
Theerarak Suthathiwong
A Ukrainian man with two knives held off police for three hours
at an East Pattaya 7-Eleven after going into a rage over being dumped by
his girlfriend.
Yuri Gubenko, 36, finally was subdued the Soi Nernplabwan convenience
store Feb. 15, but not before stabbing Ahmed Faid, a foreign police
volunteer, in the leg. He was treated at Banglamung Hospital.
The standoff began when Gubenko re-entered the store 15 minutes after
buying water there and opened a bottle of nail polish that he began
applying to the back of an ATM machine. When staff approached him,
Gubenko pulled a knife, threatening to slash anyone who came near.
Police negotiators spent three hours trying to calm the Ukrainian, with
no luck. Witnesses said the suspect was upset after being abandoned by
his girlfriend.
Officers brought in a Russian-speaking police volunteer and, finally,
sprayed the suspect in the face with pepper spray to subdue him.
