Police in Krabi are searching for a 27-year-old German man after a rented house was found extensively damaged, with the owner estimating losses as high as 500,000 baht.
The man, identified by the owner as Mr Enderes, had rented the property in Villa Maharaj village on Maharaj Road, within Krabi town municipality, for four months. Police said they were seeking to prevent him leaving Thailand while they investigate.
Damage found across both floors
At about 5.30pm on 25 August, Pol Lt Charnwit Jamsai, an investigating officer at Krabi City Police Station, was called to the home by owner Pattaralada.
She told officers that a foreign tenant had allegedly smashed furniture, household items, electrical appliances, walls, room doors and window panes throughout the house. Broken glass and debris were scattered over the ground and first floors.
Police investigators who attended the property also found a strong smell of cannabis in an upstairs bedroom. Cannabis-use equipment, which had also been broken, was found in the room, along with a box of shotgun cartridges in a wardrobe.
Pattaralada said neighbouring residents had reported hearing loud smashing sounds from the house over the previous two days. She had tried to contact the German tenant by telephone but received no reply.
Concerned for his safety, she went to inspect the property on 25 August. The house was locked and the tenant was absent, although a motorcycle was parked outside. After seeing several damaged windows, she used a spare key to enter.
Village security staff reportedly told her that they had seen the man walking out of the development around midday.
Police ask Immigration to act
Police collected evidence at the house and said they had contacted Immigration police to have the man's passport blocked, amid concerns that he might leave the country. Officers are continuing efforts to locate him and bring legal action.
The motive has not been confirmed. Police said they suspected the man may have used drugs and suffered hallucinations or an agitated state, citing the smell of drugs inside the property.
Pictures courtesy of Amarin
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