British boxer suspect in American's death

BANGKOK, Aug. 16 (UPI) -- A manhunt is under way in Thailand for a British boxer suspected of killing a former U.S. Marine following a bar fight, authorities say.

Officials suspect Lee Aldhouse, 28, stabbed Dashawn Longfellow in his apartment after the two fought in a bar on the holiday island of Phuket, the BBC said Monday.

Aldhouse, told friends he was from Birmingham, England, and had been living in Phuket to learn Muay Thai, or Thai boxing, the report said.

Investigators said they believe Aldhouse followed Longfellow to his home following the fight and stabbed him in the chest with a knife he had stolen from a convenience store.

Longfellow was a veteran of wars in both Iraq and Afghanistan, the report said.