Swiss tourist dead, believed raped, murdered in Phuket Sandbox

[Jonathan Fairfield]

Sandbox murder: Police chief due in Phuket today in bid to restore confidence

 

Image: Daily News

 

Daily News reported that the chief of the Royal Thai Police General Suwat Chaengyodsuk will visit Phuket today as part of the investigation into the death of a female Swiss tourist.

 

The media said that the chief decided to go as the case was of high public interest being that of a foreigner in a tourist area.

 

 

And with the incident happening to a so called Sandbox tourist the whole credibility and confidence of the reopening of Thailand could be at stake. 

 

Also yesterday evening Pol Maj-gen Jiraphop Phuridech and other high profile police called in the crack Hanuman taskforce to help local Wichit officers in the investigation and ensure the culprit is apprehended speedily. 

 

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[rtco]

2 hours ago, stevenl said:

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

There's a difference between being killed and being murdered!

[johnarth]

good thinking beat the police to that taken there by motorbike or car

[Tropicalevo]

2 hours ago, BE88 said:

 

Sand box killer

 

 Now forget Swiss tourists in Thailand

 

An easy snipe but she was out of the sandbox.

Try again.

[chang1]

9 minutes ago, Jonathan Fairfield said:

And with the incident happening to a so called Sandbox tourist the whole credibility and confidence of the reopening of Thailand could be at stake. 

A sad event that saves face of those expecting more tourists. 

[Scouse123]

38 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

When will Thailand learn to stop screwing itself into the ground.

Thailand as a country is no more to blame for this murder as it was for the Tsunami or any other disaster.

 

Bad people have done this and they exist all over the world.

 

A quick result and capture, which hopefully should be easier considering the lack of tourists or indeed anybody on the island, would go a long way in helping matters here.

 

I am very sorry to hear this for the poor lady and her family.RIP.

 

A tragic end to her life. I do believe in the death penalty and I hope the culprit is executed or has a very sad end to their disgusting life.

[paul1804]

2 hours ago, anchadian said:

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

Very sad for news for all including the ladies family!! Thailand should introduce the death penalty for crimes like this which are so dam sick!!! Rape alone is devastating for a lady but to also murder her. No place in the world for people that commit a  crime like this. I just hope the police find the real guilty person or persons and not a scape goat!

[Daithi85]

1 hour ago, chang1 said:

Phone was found at the scene. 

Phone was found at there room not at the scene. 

[Speedhump]

1 hour 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....

Many people are desperate this year. The most desperate are those who don't have the small help afforded by Thai social security payments, or family to fall back on. This will mean that percentagewise Myanmar migrant workers will figure quite highly  among the suspects without accusations of police bigotry and laziness figuring in the equation. 

 

[ThailandRyan]

21 minutes ago, Tropicalevo said:

An easy snipe but she was out of the sandbox.

Try again.

Was she out of the Sandbox, just because she passed the first 14 days does not change the fact she is/was a Sandbox tourist, and as she is/was still in the Sandbox called Phuket she is a Sandbox tourist..

Edited August 6, 2021 by ThailandRyan

[Scouse123]

Stupid attempts at black humor and comparisons to the Burmese two have no place here. There has been a death of a lone female traveler in Phuket and people should have some respect instead of digging into the bottom drawer of poor taste.

 

Instead we get very tired old boring cliches about Burmese workers and fishermen, and comparisons to the Koh Tao murders.

 

RIP to the Swiss lady.

[Damrongsak]

8 minutes ago, paul1804 said:

Very sad for news for all including the ladies family!! Thailand should introduce the death penalty for crimes like this which are so dam sick!!! Rape alone is devastating for a lady but to also murder her. No place in the world for people that commit a  crime like this. I just hope the police find the real guilty person or persons and not a scape goat!

If one deals death, they deserve death.  Not necessarily retribution for the one who was killed, but to prevent others. 

[pagallim]

8 minutes ago, Daithi85 said:

Phone was found at there room not at the scene. 

Wrong.

 

"Investigators at the scene found that her body was naked from the waist down. A pair of denim shorts was found discarded nearby, as were a pair of Nike trainers and her phone."

[Cadan]

RIP. 

Exactly what the Sandbox model publicity needs. Phuket in full dire straits. Its incredible what humans (savages) are capable of doing. You can only wish for the right punishment. 

[Boedog]

2 hours ago, jacko45k said:

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

Sad sad thing.

No Chance, Grandmaster Prayut will not have it

[Bangkok Barry]

1 hour 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.

Why not read the link before commenting.

A pair of denim shorts was found discarded nearby, as were a pair of Nike trainers and her phone.

[Robin]

2 hours ago, phetpeter said:

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

If there is any will to find the culprit, which will depend of who he is, and his status on Phuket.  Not many immigrant workers left on Phuket to pin the blame on?

[Sticky Rice Balls]

2 hours ago, chang1 said:

Phone was found at the scene. 

Gotta wonder if the perp left the phone due to a possible tracker app in this case

 

And may come as a relief to any burmese that have the same app....I can see the police wanting the app removed should this turn out to be a thai -thus the loss of face etc

 

Covid could be the least or worries for some on Danger Island these days

Edited August 6, 2021 by Sticky Rice Balls

[Bangkok Barry]

17 minutes ago, Daithi85 said:

Phone was found at there room not at the scene. 

Where do you get that info from, when the linked article says otherwise?

A pair of denim shorts was found discarded nearby, as were a pair of Nike trainers and her phone.

[mtls2005]

This one will require closing the case with an arrest by close of business today.

 

 

[RJRS1301]

1 hour ago, mtls2005 said:

Seems strange that nobody reported her missing? Or was looking for her, even remotely via phone, text, social media.

 

Reports in the press mention that she may have been dead ~ three days when found.

 

 

May have been travelling alone, it is not unusual for me not to contact anyone for days on end even when at home, more so when travelling overseas though. 

[Daithi85]

13 minutes ago, Bangkok Barry said:

Where do you get that info from, when the linked article says otherwise?

A pair of denim shorts was found discarded nearby, as were a pair of Nike trainers and her phone.

The comment I replied to was talking about what happened in ko tao  .no about this. 

[petedk]

1 hour ago, mtls2005 said:

Seems strange that nobody reported her missing? Or was looking for her, even remotely via phone, text, social media.

 

Reports in the press mention that she may have been dead ~ three days when found.

 

 

Didn't immigration ask all tourists to install a tracking app. "for their own safety"?

 

Maybe I am wrong, but I am sure I read that somewhere. 

[brewsterbudgen]

43 minutes ago, paul1804 said:

Very sad for news for all including the ladies family!! Thailand should introduce the death penalty for crimes like this which are so dam sick!!! Rape alone is devastating for a lady but to also murder her. No place in the world for people that commit a  crime like this. I just hope the police find the real guilty person or persons and not a scape goat!

Thailand already has the death penalty for murder and drug trafficking.  The two Burmese convicted of the Koh Tao murder were sentenced to death.

Edited August 6, 2021 by brewsterbudgen

[harada]

Back in the 1980’s I showed a picture of a young Aussie girl walking through a rain Forrest in Aust to my Thai gf she said “You can do this in Australia, if you do this in Phuket you can die”, (I did explain about someone taking the photo), but it was a a warning that I passed on to others over the years.
 

[animalmagic]

1 hour ago, Ohyesuare said:

Why does that matter? Seems she was killed and raped where the body was found.

It establishes her behaviour and contacts made before the crime.  Quite possible the attacker was encountered in one of those locations.

[Bangkok Barry]

7 minutes ago, Daithi85 said:

The comment I replied to was talking about what happened in ko tao  .no about this. 

Seems from another comment above that I wasn't the only one you confused ????

 

[animalmagic]

1 hour ago, chang1 said:

A BBC documentary about the Kirsty Jones rape & murder in Chiang Mai said that the police tried to get a guide to give a sperms sample for a "DNA test". Luckily he refused so it is still unsolved.

You don't need a sperm sample to carry out a DNA test, a simple mouth swab will give the DNA result.

[vandeventer]

2 hours 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.

I wonder does Thailand have a large CSI lab to track down the killer or killers? If not it may be better to have than two submarine's.

[Road Warrior]

very sad .RIP  __---- this will do thailand tourist trade an  great deal of good !!!!