Popular Post webfact Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 Picture: Daily News Thai media Daily News reported that the Thai police have yet to make up their minds about the death of a rich husband and wife on the island of Koh Tao in southern Thailand on Friday. Initially it appeared that the local police were prepared to write it off as an accident with no foul play. Rakeshwar Sachathamakul, 59 and his wife Anshoo, 55, were found dead in the area of the pool at a five star resort. Other print media named the resort as the Jamahkiri Resort and Spa. The couple were the owners of the Novotel on Kamala beach, Phuket, owned an apartment block in Soi 12 of Bangkok, an area known for years as "Little India" due to the prevalance of Thai-Indian owned property. Rakeshwar was also reportedly the managing director of two plastics factories in Prachinburi and Rayong. The couple were Thai baht billionaires. The couple were of Thai/Indian heritage. In an interesting twist Daily News revealed that when the couple arrived on Koh Tao on Friday they were unhappy with a room at a resort they had booked via an application and changed hotels to where they were later found dead by their son Rakesh, 34. Picture: Daily News Meanwhile Pol Maj-Gen Jiraphop Phuridech of the Central Investigation Bureau called in officers from the Crime Suppression Division and they were at the scene on Sunday. Local chief Pol Col Kriangkrai Kraikaew said that no definitive conclusions had yet been drawn. The bodies of the deceased have been taken to the Police Hospital in Bangkok for an autopsy that will determine what was in their systems and how they died. This would take one to two weeks. CCTV had been gathered from the Lomprayah Ferry and port that the couple and their son used to travel to the island from Chumphon. Five beer bottles - three from the poolside and two from the couple's room - were being examined for possible clues as to their deaths. It had been determined that the deepest part of the pool was 2.2 meters and no one else was there, said the chief. CCTV at the pool was not working but has been taken into evidence for examination nonetheless. After staff who were alerted arrived at the scene they saw the man lying by the pool ladder (apparently out of the water) and his wife floating face down one meter from the edge in one meter deep water. He stressed that all angles were being examined. Pol Col Wirachan Khunchaikaew of Region 5 said after the CSD visited that the actual depth of the water at its deepest point was 3 meters and the pool had been used for diving instruction. He said that the relatives were not suspicious of the couple's deaths as they had underlying health conditions. The local police would continue their investigation. The hotel concerned advertises itself as a 5 star facility in a "relaxed seaside building" that is "6 km from Tanote beach and 7 km from Mango Bay". The story has attracted widespread interest both in Thailand and abroad especially considering the island's controversial history. -- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2021-06-07 - Whatever you're going through, the Samaritans are here for you - Follow Thaivisa on LINE for breaking COVID-19 updates 1 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RandolphGB Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 CCTV not working? What a surprise! 24 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Surelynot Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 Agatha Christie would be struggling with this one. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post connda Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 Death of billionaires in Koh Tao: Couple changed hotels, CCTV around pool not working, say police Why am I not surprised? Start monitoring bank accounts. Just saying..... 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ezzra Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 Some police "investigators" can't even agree on how deep is the pool... it seems that the need and the urge to solve this crime is not on the top of their agenda.. I wonder why?... 6 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Surelynot Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 3 minutes ago, ezzra said: Some police "investigators" can't even agree on how deep is the pool... it seems that the need and the urge to solve this crime is not on the top of their agenda.. I wonder why?... Lots of envelopes of different sizes being shuffled about.......can't rush these things. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Surelynot Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 22 minutes ago, webfact said: He said that the relatives were not suspicious of the couple's deaths as they had underlying health conditions. This has to be one of the most cretinous statements I have ever read. 18 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post grantbkk Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 Koh Death 7 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post colinneil Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 Well what a surprise cctv not working, and plod floundering around in the deep end, awaiting envelopes to appear. 6 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post petedk Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 (edited) 24 minutes ago, colinneil said: Well what a surprise cctv not working, and plod floundering around in the deep end, awaiting envelopes to appear. I wonder if any of the CCTVs on Koh Tao work. That seems to be a problem there. Edited June 7, 2021 by petedk 14 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post jvs Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 hour ago, webfact said: After staff who were alerted arrived at the scene they saw the man lying by the pool ladder (apparently out of the water) and his wife floating face down one meter from the edge in one meter deep water. So who got him out of the water?Did the son do that?Not enough information here. Just have to wait for more info but it does not seem so straight forward. 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Cake Monster Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 25 minutes ago, petedk said: I wonder if any of the CCTVs on Koh Tao work. That seems to be a problem there. Its also a problem in many other areas around the Country. Many seem to be powered by the contents of Brown Envelopes, and not Electricity when it comes to the seeking of truth. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 hour ago, webfact said: It had been determined that the deepest part of the pool was 2.2 meters and no one else was there, said the chief. CSD visited that the actual depth of the water at its deepest point was 3 meters and the pool had been used for diving instruction. Another mystery how did the pool get deeper... really if they cannot get that right, what hope. But a witness at the scene said the man was out of the water and his wife was in 1 meter of water, wonder if the hotel switched off the electricity and CCTV before the police arrived....... regards worgeordie 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 2 hours ago, webfact said: CCTV at the pool was not working no surprise there I would not go near this Island if they paid me 4 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
smedly Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 2 hours ago, connda said: Death of billionaires in Koh Tao: Couple changed hotels, CCTV around pool not working, say police Why am I not surprised? Start monitoring bank accounts. Just saying..... who had motive if they were murdered Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Old Croc Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 It's been stated the pool area had been closed down for some time because of covid, and therefore the CCTV was not working due to a lack of maintenance. Sounds plausible to me. The closure would also explain the lack of poolside staff. The couple had been drinking and had health issues. I have an open mind on the cause of death at this stage. 4 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sametboy2019 Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 3 minutes ago, Old Croc said: It's been stated the pool area had been closed down for some time because of covid, and therefore the CCTV was not working due to a lack of maintenance. Sounds plausible to me. The closure would also explain the lack of poolside staff. The couple had been drinking and had health issues. I have an open mind on the cause of death at this stage. That maybe but both dying at the same time. Dual heart attacks or drowning. Seems unlikely. Feel electrocution could be possible. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RichardColeman Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 2 hours ago, webfact said: He said that the relatives were not suspicious of the couple's deaths as they had underlying health conditions. Oh, come on, what are the chances of the spontaneous death of a husband and wife with 'underlying health conditions' at exactly the same time ? 13 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 hour ago, jvs said: So who got him out of the water?Did the son do that?Not enough information here. Just have to wait for more info but it does not seem so straight forward. Don't worry about the quantity of information, these are just news reports, they're not asking you to investigate. 3 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pedrogaz Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 2 hours ago, RandolphGB said: CCTV not working? What a surprise! Funny how often CCTV not working when a 'suicide' happens. I wonder if the CCTV automatically switches off when a suicide is about to happen. My mind keeps returning to the chap who hung himself with a pair of socks from the hinge on his interview room door....yep CCTV mysteriously was turned off. 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Surelynot Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 11 minutes ago, Sametboy2019 said: That maybe but both dying at the same time. Dual heart attacks or drowning. Seems unlikely. Feel electrocution could be possible. Their son....earlier that day. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post thequietman Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 2 hours ago, webfact said: He said that the relatives were not suspicious of the couple's deaths as they had underlying health conditions. But dying at the same time ........ come on ! 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigFun Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 1 hour ago, smedly said: who had motive if they were murdered Who had motive for all the others murdered there? Do crazy people need motives? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post pacovl46 Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 The fact that relatives aren’t surprised should be very surprising because the chances of both of them dying at the exact same time of underlying health issues is equal zero, and I’d be very surprised and suspicious if someone told me my relatives died at the same time and it wasn’t a car crash or something along the lines! Essentially it’s one of three options: 1. Some sort of accident, like an electrical current 2. Double suicide 3a. Someone murdered them 3b. One murdered the other and then committed suicide afterwards 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Dtaw Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 Death Island. How hard can it be to cut off all boat departures and round up those sickening mobsters who rule the place and burn them alive. It's the only way....or, continue on as Death Island. 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post scubascuba3 Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 Presumably they can check easy enough when CCTV stopped working. The problem is of course the police have been paid to not investigate 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
PETERTHEEATER Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 3 hours ago, webfact said: Pol Col Wirachan Khunchaikaew of Region 5 said after the CSD visited that the actual depth of the water at its deepest point was 3 meters Quashing the results of an earlier investigation in which it was determined that the depth was 2.2 meters. They will now try to determine who turned the tap on.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bkk Brian Posted June 7, 2021 Share Posted June 7, 2021 11 minutes ago, PETERTHEEATER said: Quashing the results of an earlier investigation in which it was determined that the depth was 2.2 meters. They will now try to determine who turned the tap on.... They've all got a dodgy tape measure as according to the Hotel itself its only 2 meters: "To ensure convenience, safety and comfort, beginner and refresher divers conduct skill practice here in our majestically appointed swimming pool, which features a large shallow area for practicing basic skills and a 2 (m) deep section for perfecting buoyancy and swimming skills." https://www.jamahkiridiving.com/facilities.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 37 minutes ago, BigFun said: Who had motive for all the others murdered there? Do crazy people need motives? there is always a motive - some more obvious than others In Thailand I would put these at the top of the list Money Face Jealousy 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post smedly Posted June 7, 2021 Popular Post Share Posted June 7, 2021 nobody knows what happened I would find it very strange if these rwo adults reached this age only now to discover then can't swim, also highly unlikely they both drowned Motive - who gains from their death (both of them at the same time) 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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