Russian National Falls to His Death from Eighth-Floor Condo in the Pattaya Area

[webfact]

 

By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

Pattaya—At 3:00 AM, on January 6th, 2023, Pattaya police officers received a report of a Russian person falling from an eighth-story condominium in the Jomtien area, Pattaya.

The police and rescue teams were dispatched to the incident scene and found the body of Mr. AP, a 42-year-old Russian man, who had fallen from the 8th floor.

 

The police enclosed the area to prevent non-relevant individuals from interfering in the scene. The victim’s full name was withheld pending contact of his family and embassy. The condo name was withheld due to the ongoing investigation.

According to a report by the police, Mr. Uaychai Phuengpisawong, a 52-year-old security officer at the condominium, said that at 1:00 AM the deceased shook the entrance gate of the condo and was acting erratic.

 

After security guards were called by concerned residents, AP climbed the condo wall in an attempt to flee and vanished.

 

Then, Pattaya police officers were called to investigate and later found out that AP was a tenant and not a trespasser, but it was unclear why he was shaking the gates of the condo or climbing condo walls.

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2024-01-06

 

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[retarius]

Another one? Shouldn't Pattaya insist on slightly higher barriers on balconies of high rise buildings?

[advancebooking]

 

 

RIP to the deceased. 

[freeworld]

8 minutes ago, retarius said:

Another one? Shouldn't Pattaya insist on slightly higher barriers on balconies of high rise buildings?

 

The report did not state if he was on a balcony, only that he was shaking a gate, fleeing, climbed a condo wall and vanished and then fell from the 8th floor.

[Celsius]

Oh no

[sampson]

33 minutes ago, freeworld said:

 

The report did not state if he was on a balcony, only that he was shaking a gate, fleeing, climbed a condo wall and vanished and then fell from the 8th floor.

Maybe he didn't have a keycard and tried to climb to his room.

 

Sounds more like an accident than somebody who jumped anyway 

[Guderian]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Then, Pattaya police officers were called to investigate and later found out that AP was a tenant and not a trespasser, but it was unclear why he was shaking the gates of the condo or climbing condo walls.

 

Probably just got his call-up papers from Mad Vlad, that would be enough to send anybody up the wall, lol.

[Bangkok Barry]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

The condo name was withheld due to the ongoing investigation.

 

Does this mean they don't know the name of the condo yet?

[tonypattaya]

49 minutes ago, retarius said:

Another one? Shouldn't Pattaya insist on slightly higher barriers on balconies of high rise buildings?

Especially for Putin dissidents.

[hotchilli]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

Then, Pattaya police officers were called to investigate and later found out that AP was a tenant and not a trespasser, but it was unclear why he was shaking the gates of the condo or climbing condo walls.

It's the Smirnoff affect

[scubascuba3]

I wonder if it was the same crazy Russian causing a disturbance outside my condo the other day

[Ricardo99]

Read between lines...Drunk Russian comes back to his condo, realised he has lost his access card/keys. New security guard doesn't recognise him and refuses entry/assistance.

 

Drunk Russian tries to climb up to their balcony and falls to death.

 

Security guard then makes up s**t to cover their own ass.

 

Same same but different.

[Dexxter]

Maybe he made statements that "Discredit the Ruzzian Army" and "accidentally" fell out of a window. This seems to happen a lot in Ruzzia.

[reptile91602]

Putin again.

[bamnutsak]

4 minutes ago, Dexxter said:

"accidentally" fell out of a window. This seems to happen a lot in Ruzzia.

 

Defenestration leading to concrete poisoning or a gravity overdose.

 

 

[couchpotato]

1 minute ago, bamnutsak said:

 

Defenestration leading to concrete poisoning or a gravity overdose.

 

 

A great word--had to look it up....

[bamnutsak]

8 minutes ago, couchpotato said:

A great word--had to look it up....

 

Latin word for window: fenestra

 

 

even though it seems to be uniquely practiced in Russia, with close Putin associates attempting to "stick the landing".

 

 

[RJRS1301]

2 hours ago, webfact said:

 

By Kittisak Phalaharn

 

Pattaya—At 3:00 AM, on January 6th, 2023, Pattaya police officers received a report of a Russian person falling from an eighth-story condominium in the Jomtien area, Pattaya.

The police and rescue teams were dispatched to the incident scene and found the body of Mr. AP, a 42-year-old Russian man, who had fallen from the 8th floor.

 

The police enclosed the area to prevent non-relevant individuals from interfering in the scene. The victim’s full name was withheld pending contact of his family and embassy. The condo name was withheld due to the ongoing investigation.

According to a report by the police, Mr. Uaychai Phuengpisawong, a 52-year-old security officer at the condominium, said that at 1:00 AM the deceased shook the entrance gate of the condo and was acting erratic.

 

After security guards were called by concerned residents, AP climbed the condo wall in an attempt to flee and vanished.

 

Then, Pattaya police officers were called to investigate and later found out that AP was a tenant and not a trespasser, but it was unclear why he was shaking the gates of the condo or climbing condo walls.

 

Full story: THE PATTAYA NEWS 2024-01-06

 

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You would think that all Russians whether inside or outside the country would know to stay away from open windows and balconies above the first floor

[Drumbuie]

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

 

It used to be part of the History syllabus because it led to the Thirty Years War ( which changed Europe forever) and, once read, is a word that is hard to forget.

[Jonathan Swift]

1 hour ago, freeworld said:

 

The report did not state if he was on a balcony, only that he was shaking a gate, fleeing, climbed a condo wall and vanished and then fell from the 8th floor.

You mean we should actually carefully read stories before commenting? You're no fun

[brianthainess]

Oh dear a 42 yr old Russian died, meanwhile in the Ukraine ..................

[smew]

Running away. Maybe he thought they were coming to enlist him for Ukrainian war.   Nooo most likely drunk. 

[freeworld]

1 hour ago, Jonathan Swift said:

You mean we should actually carefully read stories before commenting? You're no fun

Thank you.

[Kerryd]

The High Balcony Jump was such a frequent event in Pattaya at one time, I suggest it should be considered an Olympic event. One had to be wary when walking past hi-rise hotels and condos as there was more than just bird poop falling. It seems the city fathers rightly decided that placing warning signs on the sidewalks about possible "falling farangs" might be seen in negative light by some.

There could be a number of reasons one could end up a splat on the ground, regardless of nationality. If the condo has security guards, it should have CCTV as well. That would go a long way to solving what happened.

Note in the story that the police were apparently called twice.  Once when "AP" first tried to enter the condo site. 
"After security guards were called by concerned residents, AP climbed the condo wall in an attempt to flee and vanished. Then, Pattaya police officers were called to investigate and later found out that AP was a tenant and not a trespasser"

And a little later:
"After an hour passed from police confirming AP was a resident and not a trespasser, Uaychai said to the police that he heard a loud sound and went to inspect to find out that AP fell to his death. The police officers were called once again to investigate the case."

So the guy shows up, rattles the gate, scales the wall, then disappears. Police are called and determine (somehow) that the guy was a resident and then leave.
An hour later, the security guy hears a noise, finds the body and the police are called in again.

Looking at the pics, there is no way he scaled up the wall to the eighth floor so he would have had to enter the building normally and gone to his condo.

Normally the police would mention if the unit was "locked from the inside" or not (though that might not be much help unless there was a deadbolt or other device and not just the button on the doorknob).

Too many unknown details to determine what might have happened or why. "Erratic behaviour" could be from a number of causes, like getting home at 1am and realizing your wallet and keys are missing from your pocket. Or leaving a short time hotel after a "date" and seeing your "teerak" entering the same hotel with her (new) date.

I doubt he'd have been too concerned about any "notification" from home calling him up (at 42 years old) for military service. Not if he's been living here in a condo for any length of time.

When I heard "Russian" and "defenestration" one thing immediately came to mind:

[geisha]

4 hours ago, sampson said:

Maybe he didn't have a keycard and tried to climb to his room.

 

Sounds more like an accident than somebody who jumped anyway 

Spider-Man ?

[Tubulat]

4 hours ago, hotchilli said:

It's the Smirnoff affect

It is here the Hong Tong effect, I presume.

[Mavideol]

one less for Ukraine to worry about

[brianthainess]

2 hours ago, smew said:

Running away. Maybe he thought they were coming to enlist him for Ukrainian war.   Nooo most likely drunk. 

Or both

[NONG CHOK]

Good bye cruel World, Nostrovia.

[Jack Hammer]

4 hours ago, Dexxter said:

Maybe he made statements that "Discredit the Ruzzian Army" and "accidentally" fell out of a window. This seems to happen a lot in Ruzzia.

approximately six years ago, I wanted to visit Moscow, I just decided against it, because I could not book a hotel that had no windows or balcony