Missing British man found dead in Bangkok

[digger70]

2 hours ago, jvs said:

That will not help in most cases.

 

It will work If they Have to get an Full Cover Insurance . The Insurance Must Pay. No Excuses.

Pay or Stay Away  Or  Refused Entry into the country.

[newbee2022]

1 hour ago, neverere said:

To pay for the unforeseen event of repatriating his remains?

Unforeseen in Thailand?🤗, 🤗 🤗. You're joking. Indeed

[Photoguy21]

On 2/5/2025 at 2:13 PM, animatic said:

Well an old friend did just that in January. I hadn’t seen him in 20 years but we kept in touch. He’d just retired this fall. His wife had work, his daughters too, so he came alone.
 

We had a fine two weeks, but not all time spent together.  Still at 65 no issues even anfter climbing 2 mountains and got home safe. He did have travel insurance. 

Until the whole story comes out everything will be speculation

[Jack100]

Where is the police involvement ?

No official names or quotes from the police Col or  Police General " Songphonephara' .etc

Not normal as they usually are not shy coming forward in these cases ?

[ben01]

On 2/5/2025 at 4:24 AM, frank83628 said:

Queue pages of sensational speculation by the expat armchair sleuths.....

Typical statement to boost amount of comments, but suppose someone always states the obvious, well done

[frank83628]

8 minutes ago, ben01 said:

Typical statement to boost amount of comments, but suppose someone always states the obvious, well done

No probs.

[Evil Penevil]

12 hours ago, Briggsy said:

If a Go Fund Me account is based on a completely false premise, is that a criminal offence of fraud?

 

This is intended as background information, not speculation.  Speaking in general terms and with no specific reference to the case of James Sangwine, a deliberate GoFundMe fraud could be considered theft by deception in the UK and the US.

https://www.stuartmillersolicitors.co.uk/obtaining-money-deception-sentence-uk/

https://www.nealdavislaw.com/blog/white-collar-crime/go-fund-me-scam/

 

On a separate note, but again, as background info and not speculation:  it is standard practice for the police in many countries not to release  to the press or public details of the death of a tourist who met his end under circumstances which could prove embarrassing to his family. It's  relatively rare, but it does happen tourists die because of drunken misadventure or accidental drug overdose. It can be the reason a family member  "disappears"  while abroad.  The  police or embassy will tell the family the real circumstances, but then all info dries up.  

 

[Ralf001]

5 hours ago, Evil Penevil said:

  it is standard practice for the police in many countries not to release  to the press or public details of the death of a tourist who met his end under circumstances which could prove embarrassing to his family.

 

 

They were pretty quick to release the details of how David Carradine died !

 

[Evil Penevil]

2 hours ago, Ralf001 said:

They were pretty quick to release the details of how David Carradine died !

 

Carradine was a TV and movie star with a huge following.  It would have been impossible to keep the details of his death from the public.  Celebrities sacrifice privacy for fame and are treated differently by authorities and the press.,

[D M G]

On 2/5/2025 at 9:31 PM, PopGun said:

I was under the impression that autopsies were mandatory in Thailand.

Get run over by a truck; autopsy.

Fall from 25th floor balcony; autopsy.

Shot in the head; autopsy.

Savaged by dogs; autopsy.

Hanging off a balcony with a bag over the head, hands tied behind the back. (Suicide).

Whatever, whenever there's a fatality they have an autopsy 🤷

Organ harvesting

[PomPolo]

This topic should be closed , it is either clickbait or speculation, given I have a friend in the embassy that know nothing about this

[JemJem]

On 2/6/2025 at 11:57 AM, Photoguy21 said:

Until the whole story comes out everything will be speculation

So true. And, it is no way guaranteed that the whole story will come out. 

 

Well, we will just have to wait and see. 

[Kinnock]

17 hours ago, PomPolo said:

This topic should be closed , it is either clickbait or speculation, given I have a friend in the embassy that know nothing about this

The British Embassy hasn't had a clue about anything going on in Thailand since about 1972.