Swiss tourist dead, believed raped, murdered in Phuket Sandbox

[Jonathan Fairfield]

The woman’s body was found in a creekbed near the Ao Yon Waterfall. Photo: Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: The body of a 57-year-old Swiss woman who is believed to have been raped and murdered was found in a creekbed near the Ao Yon Waterfall in Wichit, on Phuket’s east coast, yesterday afternoon (Aug 5).

 

Region 8 Police Commander Lt Gen Kitrat Panpetch held a special press conference at Wichit Police Station last night and confirmed that the woman had arrived on the island on July 13.

 

The woman’s body was found by Nattapong Sridum, 31, a local resident in Wichit.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/swiss-tourist-dead-believed-raped-murdered-80943.php

 

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[Scrotobike]

RIP

[anchadian]

RIP

 

Mail online have got hold of the story:

 

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9865459/Swiss-woman-raped-murdered-travelling-Thailand-Sandbox-scheme.html

[BE88]

 

Sand box killer

 

 Now forget Swiss tourists in Thailand

 

[ThailandRyan]

Sad to here this RIP.  Hope they find the sick <deleted> that did this.

[jacko45k]

This is likely to kill off the sandbox experiment.....

Sad sad thing.

[BE88]

1 minute ago, stevenl said:

Why? There have been more people killed here, there are people killed everywhere.

Why ? Waiting reaction Swiss peoples this news and see the effects from tourism Thai, the times full tourism Thailand is over.

[sezze]

5 minutes ago, BE88 said:

Why ? Waiting reaction Swiss peoples this news and see the effects from tourism Thai, the times full tourism Thailand is over.

Hmm , tbh i do not think this is gonna affect the 5 Swiss people right now entering . Or the 10 which were planning next month .

[Gottfrid]

From the article in the link: “Gen Suwat will travel to the area tomorrow [Aug 6] to monitor the progress of the case by himself,”

 

Just hope he follows the rules of the sandbox system as well as check all the criteria for enter.

[Destiny1990]

Finally a genuine tourist then this. ???? 

[nkg]

****ing scum, what kind of monster does something like this? Hope he gets what he deserves.

[Bkk Brian]

R.I.P.

 

Thats not a good start, the percentage of real tourists that have arrived in Phuket from the 1st July on the Sandbox scheme is small, to have one of them murdered is not a good sign, particularly when its a lone female who had also been raped first.

 

Terrible news for the family and lets hope her ordeal and fate will lead to swift action by the police.

[drenddy]

Seems, that the poor lady was a politician og politically involved in Switzerland.

[phetpeter]

With the Island in lockdown it shouldn't take long to track her movements and and find the murderer.  

[sezze]

4 minutes ago, Bkk Brian said:

R.I.P.

 

Thats not a good start, the percentage of real tourists that have arrived in Phuket from the 1st July on the Sandbox scheme is small, to have one of them murdered is not a good sign, particularly when its a lone female who had also been raped first.

 

Terrible news for the family and lets hope her ordeal and fate will lead to swift action by the police.

They prob gonna blame a Myanmar fisherman ...

Yes it isn't good , but she isn't the 1st and unfortunate not gonna be last also . The islands are not the safest of places around , Koh Tao anyone....

[chang1]

Any Burmese here with tracking apps will be very worried right now.

[nobodysfriend]

It is not only the virus that is threat to 'Sandbox ' tourists ...

Being a woman , she should not travel alone , even around the island ... sickos around everywhere .

[nkg]

I've met many women who came to Phuket by themselves. Some of them were on holiday, many of them found jobs, partners, and ended up becoming part of the community - both farang and local.

 

The amount of foreigners murdered in Phuket is tiny - to have it happen to a lone woman who could have been one of my friends is sickening.

[ThailandRyan]

All over the morning news now, and it seems that the story has also made the mainstream International news as a story.  Unfortunately not the news that Thailand or Phuket needed at this point in time especially since she was a tourist.

[kickstart]

11 minutes ago, sezze said:

They prob gonna blame a Myanmar fisherman ...

Yes it isn't good , but she isn't the 1st and unfortunate not gonna be last also . The islands are not the safest of places around , Koh Tao anyone....

I was thinking the same ,let's see if the B in B find her mobile phone in one of their  back garden,as i Kho Tao.

RIP poor lass.

[sezze]

3 minutes ago, ThailandRyan said:

All over the morning news now, and it seems that the story has also made the mainstream International news as a story.  Unfortunately not the news that Thailand or Phuket needed at this point in time especially since she was a tourist.

True , shouldn't be happening , but people doing this do not think . They do not think about not many tourists right now , they do not think about bad reviews , they do not think about tomorrow , basically , they don't care . It's sad , and i do feel bad about her , but some people are just bad people .

[chang1]

DNA evidence can be brought up years later. The perpetrator will have a lifetime of worry even if they are not found. 

A friend of mine got pushed through a shop window and thought little of it until several years later he got charged over it after being stopped for drink driving and a DNA test was done that matched his blood on the broken glass.

[chang1]

2 minutes ago, kickstart said:

I was thinking the same ,let's see if the B in B find her mobile phone in one of their  back garden,as i Kho Tao.

RIP poor lass.

Phone was found at the scene. 

[sezze]

1 minute ago, sezze said:

True , shouldn't be happening , but people doing this do not think . They do not think about not many tourists right now , they do not think about bad reviews , they do not think about tomorrow , basically , they don't care . It's sad , and i do feel bad about her , but some people are just bad people .

And yes , you can push anybody towards murder , but most aren't like that . Most people do nothing more then a speed limit or alcohol limit , stealing and killing are different kind of people most of the times unfortunate .

[inThailand]

I would hate to be Burmese right now? 

[RJRS1301]

8 minutes ago, chang1 said:

DNA evidence can be brought up years later. The perpetrator will have a lifetime of worry even if they are not found. 

A friend of mine got pushed through a shop window and thought little of it until several years later he got charged over it after being stopped for drink driving and a DNA test was done that matched his blood on the broken glass.

If he was pushed through ( presumably by another individual) why was he charged? 

[smedly]

RIP

 

I wonder how far she was from her hotel

 

if this is a remote area could be the work of a taxi driver or similar

 

anybody know the area she was found 

 

 

on Ao Yon Waterfall is a rather hidden swimming hole around 3.6 km east of the Kao Khad View Point. ... Ton Ao Yon Waterfall has several drop pools that are big enough to bathe in. Since many people skip this spot in favour of Phuket's more popular waterfalls, you'll probably have the entire area to yourself.

[inThailand]

3 minutes ago, smedly said:

RIP

 

I wonder how far she was from her hotel

 

if this is a remote area could be the work of a taxi driver or similar

 

anybody know the area she was found 

Would it surprise anyone if it was a Phuket taxi driver? And the case is never solved? 

[pagallim]

15 minutes ago, smedly said:

RIP

 

I wonder how far she was from her hotel

 

if this is a remote area could be the work of a taxi driver or similar

 

anybody know the area she was found 

Yes, the resort ("The Moorings", it's a collection of bungalows) is very close.   Probably no more than 800 metres or so as the crow flies.

[henry213]

Well done stupid Thailand ruin everything!!!!