The deceased Thai farm worker’s room in Pocheon, Gyeonggi Province. Photo: Pocheon Migrant Workers Centre and published by The Korea Herald

 

By Choi Jae-hee, The Korea Herald

 

A SOUTH KOREAN pig farm owner in Pocheon, Gyeonggi province, has been arrested on the suspicion of disposing of the dead body of a Thai farm worker earlier this month, according to local police (Mar. 8).

 

According to the Pocheon police station, the farm owner is alleged to have buried the body of the 60-something Thai man on a nearby hill on March 2 at around 8 a.m. The deceased had lived and worked at the farm for nearly a decade and a postmortem autopsy suggests he likely died of underlying health problems, rather than as a result of homicide.

 

Police recovered the body the same day, after receiving a missing person report from a neighbour. The investigators are said to have secured surveillance camera footage showing the farm owner moving his tractor in the direction of the hill.

 

The detained suspect has admitted to the charge.

 

Full story: https://thainewsroom.com/2023/03/08/s-korean-pig-farm-owner-arrested-for-disposing-of-thai-workers-dead-body/

 

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Has he been watching Guy Ritchie movies?

6 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Has he been watching Guy Ritchie movies?

Dust to dust, 

Why go through the trouble of hiding the body?

Natural death, was the farmer just too cheap to pay for the funeral or repatriation of a 10-year employee?

 

Edited March 9, 20233 yr by Iron Tongue

23 minutes ago, Iron Tongue said:

Why go through the trouble of hiding the body?

Natural death, was the farmer just too cheap to pay for the funeral or repatriation of a 10-year employee?

 

The question wasn't addressed of whether or not he had the correct visa to be working there. Maybe the farmer didn't want to explain what this Thai person was doing there? Just an uninformed guess on my part.

18 minutes ago, placeholder said:

The question wasn't addressed of whether or not he had the correct visa to be working there. Maybe the farmer didn't want to explain what this Thai person was doing there? Just an uninformed guess on my part.

Civic group Pocheon Migrant Workers Centre (PMWC) raised suspicions that the deceased worker, who was an illegal migrant, may have been subjected to inhumane working conditions. It is reported that he, along with the farm’s owner, raised almost 1,000 pigs at the farm.

A small room adjacent to the pen where the deceased man worked had no heating and black mold on walls and ceilings, according to Kim Dal-sung, head of the PMWC.

“When I entered the room, it was hard to breathe because of the smell of pig excrement. Given that the deceased worked there for more than a decade, the potential link between his death and the poor working conditions should be thoroughly investigated,” Kim said.

The police, the labour ministry and other related organisations are currently examining the farm’s work environment, while looking to determine whether the worker had been subjected to mistreatment.

2 minutes ago, digger70 said:

Civic group Pocheon Migrant Workers Centre (PMWC) raised suspicions that the deceased worker, who was an illegal migrant, may have been subjected to inhumane working conditions. It is reported that he, along with the farm’s owner, raised almost 1,000 pigs at the farm.

A small room adjacent to the pen where the deceased man worked had no heating and black mold on walls and ceilings, according to Kim Dal-sung, head of the PMWC.

“When I entered the room, it was hard to breathe because of the smell of pig excrement. Given that the deceased worked there for more than a decade, the potential link between his death and the poor working conditions should be thoroughly investigated,” Kim said.

The police, the labour ministry and other related organisations are currently examining the farm’s work environment, while looking to determine whether the worker had been subjected to mistreatment.

Thanks. I think we have an explanation for his motive, or rather, motives, in burying the body.

8 hours ago, jacko45k said:

Has he been watching Guy Ritchie movies?

He has better watched Hannibal, if he's already a pig farmer.

Why bury the body.

Let the greedy pigs do all the work

4 hours ago, Iron Tongue said:

Why go through the trouble of hiding the body?

Natural death, was the farmer just too cheap to pay for the funeral or repatriation of a 10-year employee?

 

 

3 hours ago, digger70 said:

3 hours ago, placeholder said:

The question wasn't addressed of whether or not he had the correct visa to be working there. Maybe the farmer didn't want to explain what this Thai person was doing there? Just an uninformed guess on my part.

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Civic group Pocheon Migrant Workers Centre (PMWC) raised suspicions that the deceased worker, who was an illegal migrant, may have been subjected to inhumane working conditions.

 I can't understand why people can't be bothered to read the full story before commenting, but the headline should not be " Thai worker"    'illegal migrant' would be more apt.

2 hours ago, brianthainess said:

 

 I can't understand why people can't be bothered to read the full story before commenting, but the headline should not be " Thai worker"    'illegal migrant' would be more apt.

Because it would show how foreign workers without the proper authorization are abused? I agree.

Edited March 9, 20233 yr by placeholder

A sad lonely end to a life rest in peace your trial is over 

7 hours ago, digger70 said:

A small room adjacent to the pen where the deceased man worked had no heating

So that must be a portable a/c in the picture.