webfact Posted April 24, 2023 Share Posted April 24, 2023 Picture: Daily News An Australian tourist was found dead in a solitary cell at Patong Police Station, Phuket, after allegedly being intoxicated and causing a disturbance. The mysterious death, captured on CCTV, prompted a swift police investigation. On April 24th, authorities at the Patong Police Station reported the man's hanging in a detention room. The 29-year-old was discovered hanging from a rope, with no signs of assault. A thorough autopsy was conducted to determine the cause of death, reported Daily News. Picture: Daily News The deceased was a tourist staying at a hotel near Patong Beach and had been causing disruptions for other guests. He was taken into custody at the police station to calm him down. It is believed that he used the rope from his pants to hang himself while the duty officer was on a lunch break. Picture: Daily News Authorities collaborated with the Australian Embassy in Thailand to contact the man's relatives and coordinate the collection of the body for further procedures. The exact cause of death remains uncertain, pending autopsy and blood test results. -- © Copyright ASEAN NOW 2023-04-25 - Cigna offers a range of visa-compliant plans that meet the minimum requirement of medical treatment, including COVID-19, up to THB 3m. For more information on all expat health insurance plans click here. The most versatile and flexible rental investment and holiday home solution in Thailand - click for more information. Get your business in front of millions of customers who read ASEAN NOW with an interest in Thailand every month - email [email protected] for more information 1 5 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post georgegeorgia Posted April 24, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2023 (edited) Shocking ! Why wasn't his belt taken from him ? Why wasn't he watched ? Neglect of care ! Why wasn't he given the care and attention I hope the family Sue over this It's the same with Bali, Aussie kids head there on their end of school vacations to party and most times are neglected by the authorities who are supposed to take care of them Edited April 24, 2023 by georgegeorgia 3 12 6 2 4 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted April 24, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2023 (edited) 12 minutes ago, webfact said: The exact cause of death remains uncertain, I would say it was caused by the hanging. No need for any autopsy. RIP young guy. Edited April 24, 2023 by steven100 12 1 5 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post steven100 Posted April 24, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2023 The whole purpose of having cells with CCTV is so they can be monitored 24/7 ...... obviously doesn't happen in Thailand police jails. Normal safety procedures require a thorough body search and removal of belts, shoes and any form of clothing that could be considered a weapon or cause personal harm ..... obviously doesn't happen in Thailand police jails. 16 1 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post sqwakvfr Posted April 24, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2023 I have taken people to jail many times. A pre booking search is supposed to remove, inventory and store everything a prisoner has. This even includes shoe laces because an improvised noose can be made from them. In terms of CCTV, it is impossible to watch a prisoner 100% of the time. Cell checks should have been conducted at least every 60 minutes or 30 minutes. Also, does anyone think jail personnel are trained in first aid or even CPR in LOS? I doubt it. 8 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ChipButty Posted April 24, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2023 The CCTV footage should show him hanging himself? if it was working, 6 3 1 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post RandiRona Posted April 24, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2023 It’s not declared suicide yet? I thought that’s how every falang death is Thailand is market to start with. I am sure they will figure out how he choked himself by inserting his head between the jail Iron bars…. What a shame!!! 2 2 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Sticky Rice Balls Posted April 24, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 24, 2023 24 minutes ago, ChipButty said: The CCTV footage should show him hanging himself? if it was working, i once stayed in apt bldg that i knew the staff messed with my bike..when i asked to see the CCTV the owner flat out refused to show me... thai for thai... just another tourist "accident" 1 1 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post theshu25 Posted April 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2023 41 minutes ago, Sandboxer said: One unruly a-hole less, boo friggin' hoo. What an arseh...ole of a person to say that. The poor guy obviously has family somewhere. 5 2 6 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post stoner Posted April 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2023 2 hours ago, webfact said: The mysterious death, captured on CCTV how is it a mystery if it was captured on cctv. it should show clearly exactly what happened. release the footage. o wait that camera wont be working in 3 days. 5 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post itsari Posted April 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2023 2 hours ago, steven100 said: I would say it was caused by the hanging. No need for any autopsy. RIP young guy. An autopsy is required .It may not of been a hanging . 4 1 1 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brianthainess Posted April 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2023 2 hours ago, steven100 said: I would say it was caused by the hanging. No need for any autopsy. RIP young guy. ALL Falang are sent for autopsy, even if you die from a long illness in hospital. 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
brianthainess Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 36 minutes ago, stoner said: how is it a mystery if it was captured on cctv. it should show clearly exactly what happened. release the footage. o wait that camera wont be working in 3 days. Or turned off at lunch time. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post onthedarkside Posted April 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2023 A deplorable and nasty post removed along with a reply to it. 2 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Cake Monster Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 3 hours ago, webfact said: On April 24th, authorities at the Patong Police Station reported the man's hanging in a detention room. The 29-year-old was discovered hanging from a rope, with no signs of assault. A thorough autopsy was conducted to determine the cause of death, reported Daily News. Detention Room , Rope ! WTF 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post brianthainess Posted April 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2023 3 hours ago, webfact said: hang himself while the duty officer was on a lunch break. I always thought a "Duty Officer'' meant just that ON DUTY, seems a good time to commit a crime, there are so many stories here, that seem to involve someone out to lunch.... 1 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post gomangosteen Posted April 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2023 6 minutes ago, Cake Monster said: Detention Room , Rope ! WTF It's a poor translation. Again. The quoted Daily News item states 'sports pants tied to the bars' and that he used the pants as a rope to tie around his neck. Matichon News identified the man as "Michael Matthew Winder, 31, an Australian national" after a drunken rampage on Bangla Road, and states he tied his shirt around his neck and bars of his cell. A third news source may have another version! . . . I don't know what to believe. 3 2 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
xylophone Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 (edited) 28 minutes ago, itsari said: A possibility , seems a strange decision from a young man to hang himself after being incarcerated for a misdemeanor . The only thing I can think of is that he had mental issues, or that he had used some drugs which messed with his mind. Whichever the case, very sad to depart this mortal coil at the age of 29 (or 31?). Edited April 25, 2023 by xylophone 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 43 minutes ago, itsari said: An autopsy is required .It may not of been a hanging . They always do it as part of process. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 8 minutes ago, xylophone said: The only thing I can think of is that he had mental issues, or that he had used some drugs which messed with his mind. Whichever the case, very sad to depart this mortal coil at the age of 29 (or 31?). All criminals have mental issues. Why else would you engage in violence and get arrested? 3 2 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 36 minutes ago, itsari said: A possibility , seems a strange decision from a young man to hang himself after being incarcerated for a misdemeanor . History of mental illness perhaps. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Pink Mist Posted April 25, 2023 Popular Post Share Posted April 25, 2023 Just now, bignok said: All criminals have mental issues. Why else would you engage in violence and get arrested? Some people do make mistakes in life. It does not make one a criminal. Mental health issues are not immediately known in folks until diagnosed. May he RIP. 7 1 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bignok Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 1 minute ago, Pink Mist said: Some people do make mistakes in life. It does not make one a criminal. Mental health issues are not immediately known in folks until diagnosed. May he RIP. Fair enough but people are quick to blame the Thais for a guy with issues likely killing himself. They can't take belts, shirts and long pants of all people in the rough event they kill themselves. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sammieuk1 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Land of mysterious death ????Rip 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steven100 Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 22 minutes ago, gomangosteen said: A third news source may have another version! . . . I don't know what to believe. don't believe anything in Thailand .... ain't that the truth ! 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Will B Good Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 Check his liver.........the land registration guy, a few years ago now, died the same way.......but he also managed to burst open his own liver???? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsari Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 41 minutes ago, xylophone said: The only thing I can think of is that he had mental issues, or that he had used some drugs which messed with his mind. Whichever the case, very sad to depart this mortal coil at the age of 29 (or 31?). There has been many cases this year from young men acting strangely due to drugs . Yes , a sad story about the young Australian . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
itsari Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 35 minutes ago, bignok said: History of mental illness perhaps. A possibility, maybe the affects of drug use as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 4 hours ago, georgegeorgia said: Why wasn't his belt taken from him ? Why didn't you read the report? He did not have a belt, he had a cord in the waistband of his shorts. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Liverpool Lou Posted April 25, 2023 Share Posted April 25, 2023 4 hours ago, ChipButty said: The CCTV footage should show him hanging himself? if it was working, "The mysterious death, captured on CCTV..." 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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