Dutch man found hanged from bathroom door in Pattaya hotel

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Dutch man found hanged from bathroom door in Pattaya hotel

 

Picture: Sanook

 

A maid at a Pattaya hotel saw the "please clean my room" sign hanging on the door of a second floor room on Sunday morning. 

 

But despite her knocking the occupant did not respond. 

 

She enlisted the help of a friend called Jaruwat, 34, who is a motorcycle taxi driver and they entered the room together. 

 

Mr Peter, 53, was hanging by a curtain tie secured by the closed bathroom door. 

 

He had been dead at least five hours, said Pattaya police investigating. There was no sign of a struggle.

 

He was wearing just his underwear. 

 

The man is Dutch and an autopsy is taking place at the Police Hospital. 

 

Police are not yet assigning any cause of death and have not said if it was suicide or not. 

 

Source: Sanook

 

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[bluesofa]

8 minutes ago, essox essox said:

got to be suicide and the autopsy will read "died from natural causes"

Hmmm, judging by the high number of foreign suicides in Pattaya, I suppose the police might well consider that he "died from natural causes".

 

[SpeakeasyThai]

Thailand does seem to have a high mortality rate for western men. 

 

 

Amazing Thailand.

[janclaes47]

26 minutes ago, webfact said:

Police are not yet assigning any cause of death and have not said if it was suicide or not. 

 

Police must read TV, and these days are afraid to state the obvious, as they know they will be slagged off by the TV Cynics.

[bluesofa]

1 minute ago, janclaes47 said:

 

Police must read TV, and these days are afraid to state the obvious, as they know they will be slagged off by the TV Cynics.

TV Cynics, or as I prefer to see it: TV Realists.

 

[Rimmer]

Troll post already removed

[BritManToo]

44 minutes ago, webfact said:

She enlisted the help of a friend called Jaruwat, 34, who is a motorcycle taxi driver and they entered the room together.

What no passkey?

Seems unlikely for a hotel main not to have a passkey.!

[Andrew65]

1 hour ago, SpeakeasyThai said:

Thailand does seem to have a high mortality rate for western men. 

 

 

Amazing Thailand.

it might seem that way. Then again, look at the average age of the guys that die, and of the average age of the farang population in Thailand.

 

Also, whenever one dies of natural causes (as people in their 50's, 60's, & 70's can do where ever they live), people always speculate that it must have been foul-play. Throw in booze & drugs. I'm sure there are lots of clean living expats, but I suspect that excessive boozing takes quite a few over time.

 

RIP to the Dutch guy, 53's too young

[BobBKK]

3 minutes ago, Andrew65 said:

it might seem that way. Then again, look at the average age of the guys that die, and of the average age of the farang population in Thailand.

 

Also, whenever one dies of natural causes (as people in their 50's, 60's, & 70's can do where ever they live), people always speculate that it must have been foul-play. Throw in booze & drugs. I'm sure there are lots of clean living expats, but I suspect that excessive boozing takes quite a few over time.

 

RIP to the Dutch guy, 53's too young

Yes I think many come here for a last 'hurrah'  but it's the methodology that gets me. Far better ways of taking your life. 

[BritManToo]

35 minutes ago, Andrew65 said:

It might seem that way. Then again, look at the average age of the guys that die, and of the average age of the farang population in Thailand.

 

53 isn't that old.

And the ages of my pals that died in Thailand are usually around that.

(40, 43, 50, 52, 69)

How old was Hannah and the guy bashed to death on Koh Tao?

Seems to me young foreigners are dying as often as old foreigners.

[Andrew65]

2 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

53 isn't that old.

And the ages of my pals that died in Thailand are usually around that.

(40, 43, 50, 52, 69)

Yes, but people die at those ages in their home countries.

 

My brother in law dropped dead of a heart attack at 51 in the UK many years ago, he'd never set foot in Thailand in his life.

 

An old friend died in his mid-50's very many years ago, I believe he was an alcoholic before he ever came to Thailand, where he very sadly died of liver cancer.

[mommysboy]

3 hours ago, BritManToo said:

What no passkey?

Seems unlikely for a hotel main not to have a passkey.!

Yes, arrest her and throw away the keys.  Clearly guilty!

[DoctorG]

1 hour ago, mommysboy said:

Yes, arrest her and throw away the keys.  Clearly guilty!

So, every time she needs to make up a room she gets her MC friend to go in with her? Don't think so.

[Ks45672]

9 minutes ago, car720 said:

I think they are trying to say that she didn't want to go into a falang room alone.

If she works as a maid in a pattaya hotel you'd think she would be used to farangs staying in hotel rooms by now

 

It does seem weird in this particular case she went to get a motorcycle taxi guy to accompany her 

[Catkiwi]

9 minutes ago, car720 said:

Autoerotic whatsitsname.

David Carridene (or how ever you spell it)

[Rimmer]

A troll post and a reply removed

[RichardColeman]

Seems odd to me that he would put a 'clean my room' sign up and then hang himself

[Ks45672]

7 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

Seems odd to me that he would put a 'clean my room' sign up and then hang himself

Maybe he didn't want to be found in a state of decomposition from the smell a few days later like most people are

[Ks45672]

5 minutes ago, car720 said:

Maybe he slipped on the soap.

This is no place for your prison fantasies..... 

[thurien]

2 hours ago, car720 said:

I think they are trying to say that she didn't want to go into a falang room alone.

 

which would, however, not be normal for a Thai female in Pattaya

[Esso49]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

Seems odd to me that he would put a 'clean my room' sign up and then hang himself

But of course it is circumstantial that he put the 'clean my room' sign there himself.  As it is  thus appears  to be one of those signs that are hung on the exterior door handle from the article, rather an an electronic notice pressed from the inside, who really knows the truth ? unless CCTV in the corridors proves otherwise.   Remember TIT.

[BestB]

Glad to finally read that police actually doing their job .

 

waiting for an autopsy prior to making any statements or speculations

[ttrd]

3 hours ago, car720 said:

I think they are trying to say that she didn't want to go into a falang room alone.

Farang rooms may usually use the "pls dont disturb" sign so the "pls clean the room" sign may have made her suspecious….

[Aussieroaming]

3 hours ago, car720 said:

I think they are trying to say that she didn't want to go into a falang room alone.

So why would she enter with a motorcycle taxi rider and not a hotel security guard?

[Jip99]

2 minutes ago, Aussieroaming said:

So why would she enter with a motorcycle taxi rider and not a hotel security guard?

 

 

In Pattaya they are often one and the same.

[hotchilli]

11 hours ago, webfact said:

She enlisted the help of a friend called Jaruwat, 34, who is a motorcycle taxi driver and they entered the room together. 

Begs the question why she didn't alert the hotel manager or supervisor or security ?

[Mickmouse1]

She enlisted the help of a friend called Jaruwat, 34, who is a motorcycle taxidriver and they entered the roomtogether. ??Is she the only staff in the hotel? Why bring outsider instead of the hotel's manager or person in charge if not another staff member. .v weird if not highly suspicious  ?

[Kadilo]

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[Wake Up]

Reading the Dallas Morning News and 500 people committed suicide in Dallas, Texas USA in 2017.  

 

Suicide is a problem all over the world.  TVF sleuths love to play CSI Thailand assuming suicide in Thailand is so different and mysterious from the rest of the world.  

 

RIP to the deceased and peace to his family and friends and the maid and taxi driver that found him.  ?

[madusa]

13 hours ago, SpeakeasyThai said:

Thailand does seem to have a high mortality rate for western men. 

 

 

Amazing Thailand.

Oh no, this is misleading- "Thailand does seem to have a high mortality rate for western men". I read somewhere I can't remember where(newspaper probably) that there are 10 millions "Farang"(means people of european descent) in the whole of Thailand(is this true I wonder?). These 10 millions of course includes expats, tourists, backpackers just anyone of european descents. Japanese, Koreans not included, also not included Asean citizens.

If that figure of 10 millions is anywhere near the actual figure then you expect many old age farang will die in Thailand due to medical problems, suicide, etc., Young farangs die from motobikes accidents, drowning. Killed by katoeys, murdered by wives who can't wait to get the house and car. Not surprised right?

In other words it is not high mortality rate it is normal if you take the statistic. Are thai people more inclined to be homicidal than say Cambodians, or Vietnamese or Malaysian?I don't think so.

In other countries like vietnam, China, Cambodia, I don't think they have huge number of farangs living there so it appears they don't have this problem. When the population of farangs living in Thailand reached a certain number the murder, accident, sickness or old age death number will go up.

I may be wrong let's hear from someone who has more sensible analysis than what I put forward.

Ps: I once asked a German young lady about the Neo-Nazi demostration in the street in Germany and she said, "oh, that's a storm in a tea cup", the actual number of Neo-Nazi is very small she said. It's just insignificant she said, not even worth thinking about.