Chiang Mai Man Found Dead in Pickup Truck in Chonburi Cassava Field

[Georgealbert]

 

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A 34-year-old man from Chiang Mai was found dead in his pickup truck in a cassava field near a rural road in Chonburi. The discovery was made by locals and reported to the police at 16:55 on January 14.

 

Pol. Lt. Prakasit Paladetch, an investigator from Huai Yai Police Station, received the report and informed his superior, Pol. Col. Atthapol Ittayophasakul, before leading a team of officers and rescue volunteers from the Sawang Boriboon Foundation to the scene.

 

The incident occurred near a large bush in the cassava field, located off the Khao Mai Kaew-Ban Dan Phajon Road in Ban Huai Khai Nao, Moo 4, Khao Mai Kaew Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District.

 

At the scene, a black Mitsubishi Triton pickup truck with its license plates removed was discovered. Inside, the body of Mr. Wisut, 34, was found on the driver’s seat, wrapped in a red blanket. Nearby, the removed license plates, numbered from Chonburi, were placed on the passenger seat along with a phone displaying the name “My Beloved Gig.”

 

In the back of the cab, officers found a charcoal stove, its contents reduced to ash after the fire had burned out.

 

Local resident Mr. Kamrai, who discovered the scene, told police that he noticed the truck parked in the area earlier in the morning, with someone sitting in the driver’s seat. Initially, he assumed the person was asleep. However, by evening, he observed the vehicle still parked in the same spot with the driver in the same position. Suspicious, he approached the truck, called out, and received no response. He then alerted neighbours and contacted the authorities.

 

Pol. Lt. Prakasit stated that the cause of the man’s apparent suicide remains unclear. Investigators are waiting to question close acquaintances of the deceased. The body has been sent to the Police General Hospital’s forensic institute for an autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.

 

If you or anyone you know is in emotional distress, please contact the Samaritans of Thailand 24-hour hotline: 02 713 6791 (English), 02 713 6793 (Thai) or the Thai Mental Health Hotline at 1323 (Thai). Please also contact your friends or relatives at this time if you have feelings of loneliness, stress or depression. Seek out help.

 

-- 2025-01-15

 

 

[Georgealbert]