Big Joke flies in! Top cop announces the answer to riddle of Buriram man's death

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Picture: Thai Rath

 

Pol Gen Surachate Hakpan - Big Joke - flew into Prakhonchai district via helicopter last night to join local investigators in drawing a line under the death of a 23 year old local man earlier this month.

 

Relatives thought it was murder, but the police said it was suicide.

 

Thanathat or "Nam" Chankae had arrived back from abroad but just days later he was found burnt in Salaeng Ton School, reported Thai Rath.

 

Surachate put the details into what his underlings had managed to discover.

 

Thanathat came back from Germany on the 7th.

 

He had been there with his mother for 3 years.

 

He went to Pattaya. 

 

Then he went to his wife's house on the 9th when the incident took place.

 

He was seen absent mindedly walking around the area. He was seen holding what appeared to be a bottle of gasoline after going to a coin-op gas dispenser. 

 

He was covered in burns, said medics, yet had not a single other injury.

 

They deemed suffocation as the cause of death and believed that the victim had self-immolated in a seated position. 

 

He had a long history of manic depression and needed medication for his mental health issues.

 

He was also having jealous arguments with his wife and was involved in other family disputes. 

 

The decision was that Thanathat took his own life.

 

The family have refused to cremate his remains as the case was not resolved but they are now planning on a cremation in the next 2/3 days. 

 

The wife of the deceased expressed dissatisfaction at being portrayed as a major reason for her husband's death. 

 

The case has been widely discussed in Thailand and other details can be found here.

 

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[2baht]

So, what are the lottery numbers?

[Old Croc]

Not many get cremated twice.

[Tarteso]

So, not RIP yet.

[Purdey]

Interesting that no other policeman could have figured this out.

[Liverpool Lou]

6 minutes ago, Purdey said:

Interesting that no other policeman could have figured this out.

Even more interesting that that was never stated to be the case.

[NemoH]

Definitely wife is primary suspect…. 
I first heard that he was found with stab wounds.. now it’s suffocation ..hmmmm

[DBath]

Only in Thailand would one of their top police guys be called 'Big Joke', but I'll bet he's a lot of fun to party with.

[RichardColeman]

I would imagine most people wanting to kill themselves would NOT use self immolation. Surviving it would be unthinkable. 

[Reigntax]

Can’t be suicide. He didn’t tie his hands behind his back before he poured petrol over himself!!

Edited October 29, 2022 by Reigntax

[Reigntax]

3 hours ago, Old Croc said:

Not many get cremated twice.

He was only seared the first time

[Jonathan Swift]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

I would imagine most people wanting to kill themselves would NOT use self immolation. Surviving it would be unthinkable. 

“Manic depression”, an archaic term for bipolar disorder, completely distorts one’s sense of the outside and inner world. I have it but it is under control. Those of you who don’t know anything about it, pretty much all of you, have no standing or credibilty to comment on it. Irrational acts such as this are common when in a suicidal state. 

[Reigntax]

1 hour ago, RichardColeman said:

I would imagine most people wanting to kill themselves would NOT use self immolation. Surviving it would be unthinkable. 

Or an arsonists ultimate delight?

[Thingamabob]

Poor guy. Murky business. he should have stayed abroad. 

[Reigntax]

When all the little jokes fail bring in the biggest joker

[Acharn]

3 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

I would imagine most people wanting to kill themselves would NOT use self immolation. Surviving it would be unthinkable. 

One of my niece's husband's employees did. I think it's not that uncommon in Thailand. The relation between employee and small business employer in upcountrry Thailand is often family-like. The business owners throw parties at least once a week for everybody, sometimes two or three if there are birthdays. Although this guy had shown symptoms of depression on previous occasions, he had seemed in good spirits for several days before this party, and he had joined in the drinking and singing. About ten o'clock he took a bottle of gasoline, walked about thirty meters outside the compound, poured the bottle over his head and lit a cigarette lighter. By the time the others got to him and put the fire out he was already dead. Nobody knows what, exactly, drove him to the act, but he was another victim of bipolar disorder.

Edited October 29, 2022 by Acharn

[sammieuk1]

General joke helicopter case solved although there was no case next case suggest General Prawit and work your way up ????

[Mac Mickmanus]

1 hour ago, Reigntax said:

When all the little jokes fail bring in the biggest joker

Actually, Big Joke is more like Batman , as soon as a crime is committed anywhere in the Country , he immediately rushes off there to solve the crime .

[Boomer6969]

4 hours ago, DBath said:

Only in Thailand would one of their top police guys be called 'Big Joke', but I'll bet he's a lot of fun to party with.

Many here are nicknamed after their favourite dish. Obviously he has eaten too much of it since he was thrown out of immigration.

[spidermike007]

Does flying in by helicopter reflect this man's sense of self aggradizement? No time for the highways he refuses to do anything about? Does he realize nobody takes him seriously? Banished once, only to be installed in his much beloved limelight once again. 

Edited October 29, 2022 by spidermike007

[RobU]

11 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

I would imagine most people wanting to kill themselves would NOT use self immolation. Surviving it would be unthinkable. 

I believe it was used as a method of protest by Buddhist monks

[hotchilli]

19 hours ago, 2baht said:

So, what are the lottery numbers?

23, 3, 7 from what I can see.

[Nicholas Paul KNIGHT]

It needed a Police Chief to FLY in to announce that .truly amazing and such a WASTE of Public Money !!!

[d4dang]

21 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

23, 3, 7 from what I can see.

don't you add one if male and minus one if female...that's what Khun Yai told me

[Reigntax]

18 hours ago, Jonathan Swift said:

“Manic depression”, an archaic term for bipolar disorder, completely distorts one’s sense of the outside and inner world. I have it but it is under control. Those of you who don’t know anything about it, pretty much all of you, have no standing or credibilty to comment on it. Irrational acts such as this are common when in a suicidal state. 

And if any of us nobodies comment again you'll be around to empty your petrol can on us and then claim you didn’t know what you were doing?

 

[SiSePuede419]

On 10/29/2022 at 6:06 AM, Boomer6969 said:

Many here are nicknamed after their favourite dish

Big Joke is easier to pronounce than Big Congee. ????

[Jimjim1]

On 10/29/2022 at 1:53 PM, Mac Mickmanus said:

Actually, Big Joke is more like Batman , as soon as a crime is committed anywhere in the Country , he immediately rushes off there to solve the crime .

No greater love hath some than that for their helicopter

[KamalaRider]

On 10/29/2022 at 10:16 AM, DBath said:

Only in Thailand would one of their top police guys be called 'Big Joke', but I'll bet he's a lot of fun to party with.

The one to worry about is Lt. Big Gun

[Mansell]

Big Joke is in the process of having his men infiltrate most of the larger police forces. They then report to him, and in turn he is prosecuting any of the cops who are on the take etc. Supposedly he is being quite successful in this endeavor. So he’s not such a Big Joke after all. Most of you on here want the corruption to be handled and changed…..now it’s being done.