Dead body found by renovators in water tank in downtown Bangkok - police think it's been there a month

[webfact]

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Thai Rath reported that the Hua Mark police in downtown Bangkok went with Police Hospital medics and Ruam Katanyu Foundation rescue to four story business premises at 22/1 in Soi Ramkhamhaeng 1, Suan Luang.

 

Renovators working on a roof had found human remains at the bottom of a 1,250 liter water tank in an extra room with a roof on the top of the fourth floor.

 

The sex of the person could not be determined as it was badly decomposed.

 

The body was lying face down dressed in t-shirt and shorts. The remains were taken for a full autopsy at the Police Hospital.

 

Pradit Khongthiop, 37, said he'd been hired by a contractor to do the roof and first entered the property on Saturday.

 

When he returned on Monday he noticed a smell and went with colleagues to make the discovery.

 

At first he thought it was an animal but when they got a spotlight it was clear it was a human.

 

He said the corpse had long hair. 

 

He said he had never found anything like this and would be quitting this line of work.

 

Jarunet, 65, a lady who owns the whole block said she bought the property three years ago.

 

It was rented out by the previous owner but had lain empty for years.

 

Picture: Thai Rath

 

Six months ago she said she had employed a contractor to do the roof but they had not finished the job until returning now. 

 

Police think the remains are a little over a month old. 

 

Hua Mark chief Pol Col Setthaphan Srisakhon said that six months seemed too long but that all lines of inquiry would be followed up.

 

He suggested the possibility that the death may be connected to squatters using the property to sleep in. 

 

Reporters at the scene described the grisly state of the body and were unable to offer any more information at this stage except that the police would be checking missing persons' reports. 

 

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[steven100]

oh dear   '    foul smell  =   foul play I suspect.

[sheldoncollier]

In Thailand, sometimes it's not even easy to identify the sex of people who are alive.

[poyai111]

The mind boggles! Was the water in the tank being used? If so, for what use? Mega health hazard.

[Bangkok Barry]

5 hours ago, steven100 said:

oh dear   '    foul smell  =   foul play I suspect.

Not really. Just last week near us people smelt something and discovered a pickup had come off the road and into a canal next to it, hidden from view until you went looking for the source of the smell. Driver might or might not have been injured before dying.

[Burma Bill]

6 hours ago, webfact said:

He said he had never found anything like this and would be quitting this line of work.

Afraid of ghosts??

[Speedhump]

3 hours ago, sheldoncollier said:

In Thailand, sometimes it's not even easy to identify the sex of people who are alive.

You need to stay home more 

[metisdead]

Off topic posts about forensic officers in the UK have been removed. 

[Lucky Bones]

7 hours ago, steven100 said:

oh dear   '    foul smell  =   foul play I suspect.

Unlucky.????????

[Stargeezr]

I had some pretty bad jobs, but this one sounds way worse. I do not blame the one guy who is

quitting this line of work.

[hotchilli]

19 hours ago, steven100 said:

oh dear   '    foul smell  =   foul play I suspect.

Water container with the lid on.. seems "iffy"

[kcpattaya]

22 hours ago, webfact said:

He said he had never found anything like this

That's weird... Normally one would come across these type of findings on monthly basis?

[Derek B]

It is not clear if the tank was dry or not.

Cannot lock lid from the inside presumably so was the lid latched shut or not?

[jacko45k]

Don't those stainless tanks come with the top welded on and a small lid about 35cm diameter? Quite a job to get a body in there. Was it perhaps a child?

[Lopchan]

Has happened before in the U.S.
Made the headlines and all the conspiracy sites... not unique to Thailand.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Elisa_Lam

 

Edited December 21, 2022 by Lopchan

[ujayujay]

Cheers.......................

[JimmyJ]

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Edited March 17, 2023 by JimmyJ

[JimmyJ]

On 12/21/2022 at 6:40 PM, Lopchan said:

Has happened before in the U.S.
Made the headlines and all the conspiracy sites... not unique to Thailand.

 

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Death_of_Elisa_Lam

 

But the  body you refer to was in the water tank of a functioning hotel.

Edited March 17, 2023 by JimmyJ

[n00dle]

On 12/20/2022 at 11:24 PM, Stargeezr said:

I had some pretty bad jobs, but this one sounds way worse. I do not blame the one guy who is

quitting this line of work.

one bad day at work does not constitute a bad job. 

[n00dle]

21 minutes ago, JimmyJ said:

But the  body you refer to was in the water tank of a functioning hotel.

its actually more common than you would think. 

The thaiger reports 2 similar stories in the last 2 years. internationally there are dozens of similar reports

The water tank of an abandoned building would be one of my go tos if i had a body to hide, but i also have a large empty lot behind my house only access, so thankfully i wouldn't need to expend the effort