Mystery deaths on Koh Tao: Billionaire hotel and factory owners found dead in hotel pool

[webfact]

Picture: Daily News

 

Thailand's notorious southern  island of Koh Tao in Surat Thani is back in the news again.

 

Yesterday two extremely wealthy Thais of Indian heritage were found drowned in a luxury hotel pool.

 

Police have initially determined it was a tragic accident. Their son found the bodies after he went for a walk.

 

Local police chief Pol Col Kriangkrai Kraikaew got a call from staff at Koh Tao Hospital after the bodies were found.

 

They were 59 year old Ragess Sajjathammakun and his wife Anchu, 55.

 

(Thaivisa notes the names are transliterated from Thai and may be incorrect in some respects).

 

Daily News reported that they were the owners of a five star hotel in Phuket and plastics factories in Rayong and Prachinburi. The were billionaires. 

 

Their son Ratich, 34, found the bodies. He said he had come with his parents to Koh Tao on holiday.

 

He had gone for a walk on the beach and his mother and father had gone to the hotel pool. When he returned he found them floating.

 

He alerted the hotel staff and the hospital but when they were retrieved they were already dead. 

 

Pol Col Kriangkrai said there was no sign of assault or a struggle.

 

He thought it was most likely that one of the pair had got into trouble in the pool while the other went into help and was unable to do so with the result that both subsequently drowned. 

 

Investigations continue.

 

 

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[colinneil]

3 minutes ago, webfact said:

Police have initially determined it was a tragic accident

Pathetic isnt it? Police determined it was a tragic accident.

Of course they did, anything else would mean the lazy sods would have to do some work.

[bkk6060]

6 minutes ago, webfact said:

He had gone for a walk on the beach and his mother and father had gone to the hotel pool. When he returned he found them floating.

 

He alerted the hotel staff and the hospital but when they were retrieved they were already dead. 

The son could not jump in and try to save them?

Hope they have some video of the pool area to find the truth.

[ikke1959]

No Burmese around to blame???

[Shuya]

That pool looks so small, nearly impossible to drown. Maybe some sloppy electric work?

[petermik]

7 hours ago, bkk6060 said:

The son could not jump in and try to save them?

Hope they have some video of the pool area to find the truth.

We will never know the truth....

[chmeatloaf]

3 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Pathetic isnt it? Police determined it was a tragic accident.

Of course they did, anything else would mean the lazy sods would have to do some work.

you are lucky enough to be staying legally in Thailand. Police we have come in contact have been extremely helpful and dedicated in their jobs and responsibility. Perhaps, the police in your home country have sowed doubts into you long before you came here.

[justaphase]

Easy to be seen as an accident if the son greases a few palms.

[ezzra]

Both drowned at the same time? it has to be a lot more to it than just an "accidental death".. No way Jose...

[darksidedog]

That "Island of Death" label is going to be even harder to get rid of now then.

[colinneil]

7 minutes ago, chmeatloaf said:

you are lucky enough to be staying legally in Thailand. Police we have come in contact have been extremely helpful and dedicated in their jobs and responsibility. Perhaps, the police in your home country have sowed doubts into you long before you came here.

Please stop posting comments like that, especially to me.

Had 2 occasions being involved with the corrupt police here, first time a senior policeman accepted money and got me jailed, second time serious road accident, police involved lied about how it happened.

[ExpatOilWorker]

12 minutes ago, Shuya said:

That pool looks so small, nearly impossible to drown. Maybe some sloppy electric work?

Faulty electrical pump or lights would also be my guess.

[Excel]

2 minutes ago, darksidedog said:

That "Island of Death" label is going to be even harder to get rid of now then.

And  TAT wants to attract tourists of high net worth. What for suicide missions ?

[Excel]

15 minutes ago, chmeatloaf said:

you are lucky enough to be staying legally in Thailand. Police we have come in contact have been extremely helpful and dedicated in their jobs and responsibility. Perhaps, the police in your home country have sowed doubts into you long before you came here.

Totally absurd. Just ask around with the locals, read the news, do your research the RTP are amongst the most corrupt in the world. The only people that say other wise are those that work hand in glove with them in their underhand sidelines.

[ChipButty]

21 minutes ago, ikke1959 said:

No Burmese around to blame???

Not yet

[lopburi3]

17 minutes ago, chmeatloaf said:

you are lucky enough to be staying legally in Thailand.

Meaning we are not?  ????

[WineOh]

28 minutes ago, colinneil said:

Pathetic isnt it? Police determined it was a tragic accident.

Of course they did, anything else would mean the lazy sods would have to do some work.

spot on Colin! 

[Cake Monster]

22 minutes ago, chmeatloaf said:

you are lucky enough to be staying legally in Thailand. Police we have come in contact have been extremely helpful and dedicated in their jobs and responsibility. Perhaps, the police in your home country have sowed doubts into you long before you came here.

You are so obviously not a resident in Thailand. Or if you are you must walk around all Day wearing those Rose Tinted Glasses that many talk about.

[OneMoreFarang]

It's interesting how many people here jump to conclusions.

Do you have any information other than your wild fantasy to support your ideas?

If not then I suggest stay quiet and don't speculate why people you didn't know died? 

[WineOh]

Why would anyone go to Koh Tao?

 

We all know which family runs that place.

However, if you like a garden hoe put to your head after a meal then maybe this is the place for you! 

[SlyAnimal]

You haven’t been here long then? To know about Koh Tao?

 

As while most policemen in Thailand are just regular guys doing their job, and happy to accept a little money to not do their job, the police in tourist areas often have terrible records on corruption.  
 

Koh Tao police have the worst reputation due to the Koh Tao murders a few years ago. During which it seemed like a couple of Burmese guys were setup as patsies & confessions were elicited from them via torture. They were ultimately sentenced to death.

 

The island’s mafia and the police there have a reputation.

[lucky2008]

Luxury hotel pool with no CCTV?

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[kcpattaya]

Accident

Case closed...

I seriously can't believe people are still going to the Island of death.

[ChipButty]

To early to speculate didnt a few people get arrested last time for posting fake news? Im saying nothing until i see my lawyer 

[worgeordie]

47 minutes ago, webfact said:

He thought it was most likely that one of the pair had got into trouble in the pool while the other went into help and was unable to do so with the result that both subsequently drowned. 

The police are too quick to say it was an accident.... real police would investigate

first THEN come to a conclusion. 

regards Worgeordie

[Moonlover]

40 minutes ago, Shuya said:

That pool looks so small, nearly impossible to drown. Maybe some sloppy electric work?

So you're able to establish the size (and the depth maybe?) of the pool from a photo showing one small section. How astute of you.

[Sergio]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

He thought it was most likely that one of the pair had got into trouble in the pool while the other went into help and was unable to do so with the result that both subsequently drowned. 

In a g0ddamn kiddie pool?? Are you <deleted>ting me??

[thequietman]

Check the bottom of the pool for a toaster!

 

Seriously, maybe electrical fault in pool lighting for example, and both electrocuted.

 

There better be an autopsy. ????

[A Los for words]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

Police have initially determined it was a tragic accident. Their son found the bodies after he went for a walk

They should rename Koh Tao 'Midsomer'. Just as many deaths but at least then Barnaby would solve it.

[ICELANDMAN]

43 minutes ago, ExpatOilWorker said:

Faulty electrical pump or lights would also be my guess.

 

As happened to my swimming pool, I only saved myself because I realized that the automatic cleaning time had not started as I had planned it.