Monk’s mysterious death unveils temple ‘whodunit’

[snoop1130]

 

The mysterious death of a 57 year old monk in a temple in Ang Thong province sparked a police investigation. The body was found in a monk’s hut, lying on the floor surrounded by a foul smell, with blood and yellow liquid on the ground.

 

A lottery ticket for the October 1 draw was discovered in the hut, which drew the attention of local villagers keen to note down the number.

 

The police, along with medical staff from Wiset Chai Chan Hospital and rescue volunteers from Ang Thong, were called to Wat Muang, Hua Ta Phan subdistrict, Wiset Chai Chan district, Ang Thong province.

 

The deceased monk, named Samchai, had been unseen for several days, raising suspicions and concerns among the temple staff.

 

Upon inspection, the monk’s body was found in a decomposed state, with wounds on the back of the head. The monk is believed to have been dead for at least three to four days.

 

By Nattapong Westwood

Caption: Photo: KhaoSod

 

Full story: The Thaiger 2023-09-29

 

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[hotchilli]

10 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

A lottery ticket for the October 1 draw was discovered in the hut, which drew the attention of local villagers keen to note down the number.

Sad

[2baht]

4 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Sad

674!  

[RichardColeman]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The deceased monk, named Samchai, had been unseen for several days, raising suspicions and concerns among the temple staff.

Moral here seems to be monks are generally a lazy lot who tend to sleep in when they want to and if they are not seen it assumed they are still sleeping !

[hotchilli]

37 minutes ago, 2baht said:

674!  

10-4

[brianthainess]

Is that his smoking night waste pot? 

[Purdey]

The accompanying photo appears to show his spirit still hanging around the guy with the black shirt.

Oooh errr

[khaowong1]

Wow... at my temple, if you didn't show up for chanting or breakfast, someone went looking for you.  Missing 3 to 4 days.. no way. 

 

[SiSePuede419]

Pretty good Thai movie about a murder at a temple which contains quite a few topics Thai people don't like to acknowledge. ????

https://www.thelonerider.com/2018/sep/mindfulness_movie/mindfulness_movie.shtml