Tragic Fall Claims Life of German National at Pattaya Shopping Mall

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Picture: Naew Na

 

Pattaya, Chonburi Province – On April 28th, 2023, a harrowing incident occurred at a shopping mall situated along Central Pattaya Road in Nongprue Subdistrict, Banglamung District, Chonburi Province.

 

At 16:30, Police Captain Ying Thanya Uthong, an investigating officer at the Pattaya City Police Station, was alerted about a tragic event involving a man who had fallen from a significant height, leading to his death.

 

Upon receiving the information, Police Captain Ying Thanya Uthong notified his supervisor, Police Lieutenant Colonel Thanaphong Photi, the chief of Pattaya City Police Station, and headed to the scene with a team of investigators and rescue personnel from Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Pattaya.

 

The team discovered the body of the deceased man, later identified as Mr. B., an 88-year-old German national, behind the mall's parking facility, reported Naew Na.

 

Mr. B, was found lying face down in a pool of blood, creating a shocking and distressing sight. Authorities secured the area and determined that the point of the fall was from the fourth-floor mezzanine of the building, approximately 15 meters high. A pair of flip-flops and a hat, thought to belong to the deceased, were collected as evidence.

 

Mr. Warachai Taphayai, a 40-year-old technician working at the shopping mall, informed the authorities that he was not aware of any witnesses to the fall.

 

He only became aware of the incident when someone informed him about an individual falling from the parking facility. Upon discovering the deceased's body on the ground below, he swiftly reported the incident to the authorities.

 

Police Lieutenant Colonel Thanaphong Photi directed the investigative officers to examine CCTV footage and interview nearby witnesses to establish the exact cause of the foreigner's fall.

 

Although suicide is currently suspected as the reason, the investigation is still underway.

 

Meanwhile, the body was handed over to rescue workers for transportation to the Police Hospital's Forensic Medicine Institute, where an autopsy will be performed to determine the definitive cause of death.

 

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[scubascuba3]

15 metres isn't high enough to be sure. Got to be very brave to do that

[Pink Mist]

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[jacko45k]

This is likely The Harbor Mall.

[steven100]

15m  is not very high at all,  however if your 88yrs old your bones are very fragile and break easily.

 

RIP old man.

[newbee2022]

RIP. Maybe not the easiest and best way to leave. Reasons unknown.

Sad, sad story.????

[hotchilli]

6 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

15 metres isn't high enough to be sure. Got to be very brave to do that

Or very distressed about something.

[gomangosteen]

6 hours ago, steven100 said:

15m  is not very high at all,  however if your 88yrs old your bones are very fragile and break easily.

 

RIP old man.

At 88 the stairs going up may have worn him out. His choice and we'll never know the final reasons.

Edited April 29, 2023 by gomangosteen

[pacovl46]

13 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

15 metres isn't high enough to be sure. Got to be very brave to do that

3 meters straight onto your head will be more than enough to do the deed. 

[Confuscious]

Wait for the autopsie...
Maybe they will find cyankali in his blood ...

[SGD]

Barbiturates is a far better way to go out than this. Guaranteed success too.

[ozimoron]

16 minutes ago, SGD said:

Barbiturates is a far better way to go out than this. Guaranteed success too.

It's very said. I guess maybe he didn't have the money or motivation to buy some and probably didn't want to get caught trying,

[Mac Mickmanus]

2 minutes ago, ozimoron said:

It's very said. I guess maybe he didn't have the money or motivation to buy some and probably didn't want to get caught trying,

He could get a severe punishment , he could even get the death penalty .

[ozimoron]

7 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

He could get a severe punishment , he could even get the death penalty .

Some people just don't want to break the law. At 88 he was probably in great fear of going to jail.

[redwood1]

4 hours ago, SGD said:

Barbiturates is a far better way to go out than this. Guaranteed success too.

Barbs are not easy to come by these days.......Not avalable in Thailand.....A deep deep dig into the internet might turn up a source...But you need to be very motivated...

[redwood1]

22 hours ago, scubascuba3 said:

15 metres isn't high enough to be sure. Got to be very brave to do that

What if he would have lived?......At his age he would never recover..

[scubascuba3]

7 hours ago, redwood1 said:

What if he would have lived?......At his age he would never recover..

Huge hospital bill trying to keep him alive, ICU 100k a day possible

[jacko45k]

2 minutes ago, Mac Mickmanus said:

 You could land on someone else and kill them and there will be many other people to see the result , which could be distressing for them 

Probably he picked the best one in that respect.... hardly ever anyone in there. 

[Pink Mist]

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Tragic Fall Claims Life of German National at Pattaya Shopping Mall