Unidentified foreign man found dead in rental room in Central Pattaya, cause under investigation

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By Nop Meechukhun

 

Banglamung – A foreign tourist with an unknown identity was found dead and unclothed in a rental room in the Banglamung district of Chonburi Saturday evening, April 23rd.

 

Superintendent Kullachart Kullachai and officers from the Pattaya Police station arrived at a residence on Soi Chaiyapoon in Central Pattaya around 5:00 P.M. on Saturday after being alerted of a foreigner’s death in a room inside the residence.

 

The deceased, whose name and identity remain unknown as of press time, was found naked across from the door to his bedroom. According to the initial inspection, the man was approximately around 40-60 years old. The room was sparsely furnished with very few belongings or items.

 

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Inside the room, a large pile of dried blood was found on the floor near a pair of black shoes. Pieces of bottles, snacks, and garbage was scattered on a wooden table. Spots of blood were also found in the bathroom. A wound was also discovered at the back of the deceased man’s neck.

 

A maid and receptionist at the residence, Saifon Khamdee, 41, told Pattaya police that the foreigner was staying for 3-4 days but she did not know his identity as the residence owner who kept all the documents could not be reached at the moment.

 

Full story: https://thepattayanews.com/2022/04/24/unidentified-foreign-man-found-dead-in-rental-room-in-central-pattaya-yesterday-evening-cause-under-investigation/

 

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[FalangKino]

Definitely murdered.

[smedly]

1 hour ago, FalangKino said:

Definitely murdered.

suspicious without doubt

[scubascuba3]

who would stay in a room that bad, worse than a short time room. I'm not sure why the age of the maid and receptionist is relevant

Edited April 24, 2022 by scubascuba3

[ChrisY1]

A sad ending for this man:(

[hotchilli]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

who would stay in a room that bad, worse than a short time room. I'm not sure why the age of the maid and receptionist is relevant

Someone short on funds...
The age statement is to pad-out an otherwise short story.

[Aussieroaming]

RIP to the person found deceased

[BritManToo]

1 hour ago, scubascuba3 said:

who would stay in a room that bad, worse than a short time room. I'm not sure why the age of the maid and receptionist is relevant

Where does it say 'white foreigner'.

Could have been a Cambodian labourer.

[Wiggy]

4 hours ago, webfact said:

The deceased, whose name and identity remain unknown as of press time

Press time? Somebody needs to realise this is a digital outlet ????

[FalangJaiDee]

He DEFINITELY wasn’t murdered NOT A CHANCE lemme tell ya guys. 

[jak2002003]

9 minutes ago, FalangJaiDee said:

He DEFINITELY wasn’t murdered NOT A CHANCE lemme tell ya guys. 

Suicide. 

 

[JeffersLos]

Mustard been suicide. 

[brianthainess]

15 minutes ago, JeffersLos said:

Mustard been suicide. 

Mustard been English.

[JoePai]

16 minutes ago, JeffersLos said:

Mustard been suicide. 

Looks like he had a handle on it

[brianthainess]

Why is there a broken door catch on the table, was his wallet there in the room, why was his Passport/paperwork with the owner, laid dead behind the door with a neck wound. All sounds very suspect to me. 

[JeffersLos]

It will be a close shave, but the key to the case will be if they have the bottle to bag the evidence, or if they just mask over it. 

 

Let's hope their incompetence doesn't take the biscuit. 

[scubascuba3]

55 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

Where does it say 'white foreigner'.

Could have been a Cambodian labourer.

Yeah doesn't but Coleman English mustard on the table, case closed

[BritManToo]

9 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Yeah doesn't but Coleman English mustard on the table, case closed

OK, but also the broken door lock on the table.

For someone that's only staying there 3-4 days, why would that be there?

I don't usually do any DIY repairs when I rent a room for a night or two.

 

Actually, I did once repair the Air-con in a room I had rented for 4 nights in Saigon.

(pull out and wash filter in the sink, fix the on/off switch) 

But that was only because it was bloody hot, and it didn't look like they were going to do anything that night.

Edited April 25, 2022 by BritManToo

[rwill]

7 minutes ago, brianthainess said:

Why is there a broken door catch on the table, was his wallet there in the room, why was his Passport/paperwork with the owner, laid dead behind the door with a neck wound. All sounds very suspect to me. 

He was opening the door.  The handle fell off in his hand and struck him in the back of the neck.  He placed the door knob on the table before he blacked out from a lack of oxygen to his brain caused by low blood levels.

 

Next.

[RichardColeman]

2 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

who would stay in a room that bad, worse than a short time room. 

Saw a man in Pattaya last week, about 70, ragged trousers , odd flip flops, torn vest, beard, that would fit the profile of someone that would live in a place like this with no belongings. Poor, destitute, no hope now money all gone, so there is probably a market for hit holes like this.

 

As for death, could very well be drunk and slipped over on bathroom water, hit head and staggered out looking for help. 

[BritManToo]

2 minutes ago, RichardColeman said:

As for death, could very well be drunk and slipped over on bathroom water, hit head and staggered out looking for help. 

Would point out at 70 you don't need to be drunk to fall over.

[Ohyesuare]

2 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

OK, but also the broken door lock on the table.

For someone that's only staying there 3-4 days, why would that be there?

"She then called her brother to help open the door" Guess they only had one key and had to break in. Usually the maid has a copy as well and wouldn't need her brother to help.

 

1 hour ago, BritManToo said:

Where does it say 'white foreigner'.

Could have been a Cambodian labourer.

Cambodian labourers have free accommodation on-site usually, even at 300 baht per night for that <deleted> room, that's their full daily wage almost and them being 40-60 also makes it more unlikely.

[mikebell]

4 hours ago, FalangKino said:

Definitely murdered.

Pattaya Plod will deem it suicide; less paper work & no need for an investigation.

[Card]

3 hours ago, smedly said:

suspicious without doubt

He could have fallen backwards and hit his neck then stumbled somewhere before passing out. He was naked so could have fallen in the bathroom perhaps onto the edge of a bath. That accounts for the blood in the bathroom.

Edited April 25, 2022 by Card

[Caldera]

This story raises a lot more questions than it provides answers. RIP to the deceased in any case.

[jacko45k]

27 minutes ago, BritManToo said:

OK, but also the broken door lock on the table.

For someone that's only staying there 3-4 days, why would that be there?

I don't usually do any DIY repairs when I rent a room for a night or two.

 

I carry a screwdriver and small penknife in my shower bag, always ready to tinker and invariably something is broken. It kills time until beer o'clock. If I still had my Leatherman I would carry that, and really get going... but a Filipino scrounged it off me when I retired!

[scubascuba3]

a lot of ladyboys down that street, pin it on one of them?

[KannikaP]

41 minutes ago, scubascuba3 said:

Yeah doesn't but Coleman English mustard on the table, case closed

I agree, if you spell Coleman....HEINZ.

[scubascuba3]

2 minutes ago, KannikaP said:

I agree, if you spell Coleman....HEINZ.

point is it won't be a Cambodian with that on the table

[KannikaP]

1 minute ago, scubascuba3 said:

point is it won't be a Cambodian with that on the table

Point is.......you got it wrong saying it was Colemans mustard.