Brit Engineer Found Dead in Nan Room

4 hours ago, VocalNeal said:

Well it might be a better death than being bedridden. Although maybe die being bed ridden is the best option.

A doctor asked his 80 year-old female patient "Have you ever been bedridden?"

She screeched "Yeh, and tabletopped"

16 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

A retired British aviation engineer has been found dead in his rented room in Nan province, northern Thailand, just days after divorcing his Thai wife. The 74-year-old former engineer from Southport had reportedly been bedridden for months and living alone when his landlord discovered him lying motionless inside the property on Monday 11 May.

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Police were alerted after the landlord, identified only as Kham, became concerned and looked through the window of the rented room. Officers arrived to find the Brit lying on the bed, with a mug, water bottles and a rubbish bag nearby, while unopened Korean soju, sandwich spreads and more bottles of water were found on a nearby table.

According to police, there were no signs of a struggle, assault, or forced entry at the scene. Police Captain Trairat Tengtrairat of Mueang Nan Police Station said investigators believed the man may have died from an underlying medical condition.

The Brit had reportedly been renting the room for about a year after separating from his wife. Kham said the man drank heavily and smoked frequently before his health deteriorated several months ago, leaving him unable to walk.

Kham said relatives of the man’s ex-wife had been bringing him food and helping care for him during his illness. The landlord added that the Brit had last been seen alive around two days before his body was discovered.

The man’s ex-wife confirmed that the couple had finalised their divorce only a few days before his death. She said his heavy drinking and smoking had affected his health and contributed to the breakdown of their relationship.

Police examined and photographed the scene before carrying out a reconstruction as part of the investigation. The body was later transferred to Nan Hospital for a post-mortem examination to determine the exact cause of death.

Thai authorities said they were coordinating with the British Embassy and related agencies following the discovery. Officials confirmed the embassy had been notified for further handling of the case. The Sun reported that while police do not currently suspect foul play, the investigation remains ongoing pending the post-mortem results and official procedures.

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sad story...RIP

17 hours ago, save the frogs said:

yep, just days after the divorce is highly suspicious.

if you're in that deep, there's no escape. there is no divorce.

I'd say that just days before the divorce would be more suspicious. If I were 80, bedridden, and alone I sure wouldn't want to stick around. What for?

On 5/13/2026 at 12:00 PM, klaikangwon said:

There can also be financial benefit to divorce! And indeed man, with apparently high professional job, died in "rented room" in distant (cheap?) province with apparently not able to afford personal carers et cetera, so who knows what had happened to his money.

Married couple living togteher, murder can also happen inside family, but no particular suspicion. Normal situation where vast majority do not end in murder. Divorce where two (mostly or completely) separate their lives also "normal" in bad relationship outcome, and not usually leading to murder.

This setup, whereby she divorces him, but he remains completely dependent on her and becomes more dependent on her, and she continues to directly personally access all his living accommodation while he is bedbound and helpless, apparently without own staff, is not normal situation.

Whether suspicion is high or moderate or low depends whether she had something to gain, and we do not know it or not. Will Thai police attempt to find out? Maybe if British police the "observe", but maybe British do not care about its citizens.

Stupid comment at the end of the post.

On 5/13/2026 at 2:01 PM, newbee2022 said:

On 5/13/2026 at 11:30 AM, Liverpool Lou said:

No, not at all. What do you find suspicious about the death of a 74-year-old immobile, bedridden, heavy drinking and smoking person with known deteriorating health?

What are you supposing is the benefit to the ex-wife that wouldn't have been there before his death?

His life Insurance maybe

If she was a beneficiary she would be a beneficiary before the divorce also, so, once again, what's so suspicious about his death?

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

If she was a beneficiary she would be a beneficiary before the divorce also, so, once again, what's so suspicious about his death?

It's quite obvious, isn't it?

9 minutes ago, newbee2022 said:

1 hour ago, Liverpool Lou said:

If she was a beneficiary she would be a beneficiary before the divorce also, so, once again, what's so suspicious about his death?

It's quite obvious, isn't it

No, it is not, hence my question...if the answer's so obvious why don't you back up your comment and state what the justification for AN poster's suspicion is? I see no reason to suspect the ex-wife of involvement in his death based on what has been reported..

29 minutes ago, Liverpool Lou said:

No, it is not, hence my question...if the answer's so obvious why don't you back up your comment and state what the justification for AN poster's suspicion is? I see no reason to suspect the ex-wife of involvement in his death based on what has been reported..

Whatever you think is right for you

2 hours ago, newbee2022 said:

3 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

No, it is not, hence my question...if the answer's so obvious why don't you back up your comment and state what the justification for AN poster's suspicion is? I see no reason to suspect the ex-wife of involvement in his death based on what has been reported..

Whatever you think is right for you

QED. I was pretty sure that you wouldn't have anything that was "quite obvious" and I wasn't wrong.

2 hours ago, Liverpool Lou said:

QED. I was pretty sure that you wouldn't have anything that was "quite obvious" and I wasn't wrong.

If you are pretty sure it's not necessary to post anything.

But AN will tolerate.

It seem I am "most hated poster" in this thread, for saying police should investigate death of lonely old man. Not to presume conclusion, but just investigate.

So so eager they are, to think, "will not happen to me", they reject actions that would defend themselves.

It sad. And stupid. But sad is only thing hate wins.