Thai man returns home to find his funeral after police error

[snoop1130]

Photo via Matichon

 

By Petch Petpailin

 

A Thai man shocked his family when he arrived home in the Isaan province of Sakon Nakhon to find they were holding a funeral for him. The confusion stemmed from a police error in identifying a dead body.

 

Officers from Borrabue Police Station investigated the death of an unidentified man on January 18. The man was suspected to have died as a result of the cold weather. The officers concluded that the dead man was Phet, a resident of the Sawang Dandin district in Sakon Nakhon.

 

The body was transferred to Khon Kaen Hospital for an autopsy to confirm the person’s identity and the cause of his death. The police, confident in their identification, informed Phet’s family of his supposed death and urged them to prepare for his funeral while the autopsy was conducted.

 

On January 20, the family began funeral preparations at their home. Phet’s younger brother travelled to Khon Kaen province to follow up on the autopsy results.

 

The brother recalled that Phet had a tattoo on his back, but the body in question bore no such tattoo. However, he doubted his memory and decided to wait for the autopsy confirmation.

 

 

Unexpectedly, while the brother was still at the hospital, he received a call from his family informing him that Phet had just returned home, alive and well, though surprised to find his funeral underway.

 

Phet’s father, 66 year old Kaysorn, told Sanook that Phet makes a living by collecting and selling recyclable waste. He often leaves home for several days to collect garbage.

 

Before the police notification, Phet had travelled to Nong Bua Lamphu, Khon Kaen, Roi Et, and Maha Sarakham to collect recyclables. His prolonged absence led Kaysorn to believe that the dead man was his son.

 

Kaysorn expressed his joy at finding his son alive. The funeral was subsequently transformed into a merit-making ceremony to dispel misfortune and bring blessings to Phet’s life.

 

Source: The Thaiger

-- 2025-01-24

 

 

[Confuscious]

Thai police at their best.
Good for nothing.

[hotchilli]

12 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The brother recalled that Phet had a tattoo on his back, but the body in question bore no such tattoo. However, he doubted his memory and decided to wait for the autopsy confirmation.

As smart as the police.

[rwill]

Did they check to see if the deceased person had an ID on him?

[OldmanJ]

I would be interested to see how the Thai police came to the conclusion that this man died.It looks like another right royal stuff up to me.

[Grumpy one]

2 hours ago, rwill said:

Did they check to see if the deceased person had an ID on him?

You want them to work   

Shame on you  

[LALes]

Rumors of my death have been greatly exaggerated.

[Justanotherone]

top police work

[SHA 2 BKK]

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

The man was suspected to have died as a result of the cold weather

My wife says she will die in the same manner when the aircon is turned below 25 degrees.

[Watawattana]

1 hour ago, SHA 2 BKK said:

My wife says she will die in the same manner when the aircon is turned below 25 degrees.

Shortly after you've been murdered for turning said aircon down to below 25?

[SHA 2 BKK]

8 minutes ago, Watawattana said:

Shortly after you've been murdered for turning said aircon down to below 25?

Yeah know too much! 

[black tabby12345]

Reminds me of the similar incident 20 years ago.

It happened just after Sumatra Quake and resulting sea surge disaster on Dec 26, 04.

When one of my friends came home(while in the country of his origin), 

he saw his mother and brother were busy preparing his funeral.

They thought he was killed by that Tsunami while he was in the south of Thailand.

The Foreign Department reported his death to them.

 

Looks like description of his proposed stay place on Thai Arrival Card(TM6) was passed onto the govt of his country. And he was presumed dead.

 

Back then, quite a few bodies remained unfound.

So he was deemed deceased while his whereabout wasn't pinpointed.