German man found dead in Patong

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A foreigner was found dead in Patong. Photo: Patong Police

 

By Eakkapop Thongtub

 

PHUKET: A 41-year-old German man is believed to commit suicide after his body was found dead with a gun in hand and a bullet hole in the head lying on the floor of a hotel room on Rat Uthit 200 Pi Rd in Patong yesterday (Aug 21).

 

Lt Col Chompoonuch Anantayakul of the Patong Police was called to the Amata Patong Hotel at 5:44pm. At the scene, police and Kusoldharm rescue workers found the body of a foreigner* lying on the floor.

 

During the initial examination police officers found a gun in the man’s right hand and bullet holes on the right side of his head and his left ear. The bullet itself was found on the floor along with a letter presumed to be written by the deceased.

 

Full story: https://www.thephuketnews.com/german-man-found-dead-in-patong-81144.php

 

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