Picture courtesy of Khoasod.

 

Police in Songkhla province have launched an investigation after discovering the body of a man stuffed inside a fertiliser sack and dumped in woodland beside a road. The gruesome find has prompted concerns of a possible link to a brutal triple murder in the same area two years ago.

 

The body was found on 8 February, near the entrance to a rubber plantation along the Asia Highway in Moo 10, Tha Chang subdistrict, Bang Klam district. Investigators, led by Police Lieutenant Colonel Somjai Suwankit of Bang Klam Police Station, responded to the scene alongside forensic officers, local rescue teams, and medical personnel from Bang Klam Hospital.

 

Upon arrival, officers discovered the remains of a thin-built man wrapped in a white fertiliser sack. His right wrist had been bound with blue nylon rope, and he was dressed in long tracksuit trousers but no shirt. Forensic experts estimated that he had been dead for approximately four to five days.

 

The body was found by a local worker who had stopped at the site for the first time and noticed a strong odour. On closer inspection, he saw a tightly secured sack and suspected it contained a human body, prompting him to alert the authorities.

 

Initial investigations suggest the victim may have been an undocumented Myanmar migrant who was murdered elsewhere before being dumped at the site. Authorities are particularly concerned by the similarities between this case and a previous incident on 15 March 2023, when three bodies were discovered together in woodland approximately 200 metres from Lopburi Ramesuan Road, also in Tha Chang.

 

In that case, the victims’ hands were similarly bound, and the method of disposal closely resembles this latest discovery. Police are now urgently reviewing evidence and searching for potential links between the two crimes.

 

The body has been taken for further examination at the hospital as investigators continue to gather leads and work to solve the case.

 

-- 2025-02-09

 

 

On 2/9/2025 at 4:21 AM, Georgealbert said:

In that case, the victims’ hands were similarly bound, and the method of disposal closely resembles this latest discovery. Police are now urgently reviewing evidence and searching for potential links between the two crimes.

A bit of a stretch to try to link the deaths of those two years ago.. but.

4 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

A bit of a stretch to try to link the deaths of those two years ago.. but.

 

On 2/8/2025 at 1:21 PM, Georgealbert said:

In that case, the victims’ hands were similarly bound, and the method of disposal closely resembles this latest discovery.

 

If the other victims were tied up and disposed of similarly, then me thinks there's a common denominator.......

4 minutes ago, flyingtlger said:

 

 

If the other victims were tied up and disposed of similarly, then me thinks there's a common denominator.......

Most victims have their hands tied to prevent escape or resistance, As for a fertiliser bag, they are cheap and readily available

Is this "Find A Body Monday"?

UPDATE
Man Arrested for Dumping Myanmar Migrant’s Body by the Roadside After Death in Smuggling Attempt

 

Picture courtesy of Khoasod..

 

Authorities have arrested a man in Samut Sakhon for abandoning the body of a Myanmar migrant worker by the roadside after the victim reportedly collapsed and died inside a vehicle while being smuggled into Thailand.

 

On 8 February, police responded to reports from local residents who discovered a decomposing body on the side of the Asia Highway near a rubber plantation in Bang Klam district, Songkhla province. The body had a cloth tied around the wrist, which had initially appeared to have been binding, but now appears to have been just decorative. The body was also emitting a strong odour, suggesting it had been left there for several days.

 

Following an investigation, officers apprehended 56-year-old Wisetsak, a resident of Samut Sakhon, near a resort in Rattaphum district, Songkhla. He was identified as the driver of a vehicle transporting undocumented Myanmar workers into Thailand.

 

During questioning, Wisetsak admitted to transporting the migrant workers and stated that the victim had collapsed inside the vehicle before passing away. Fearing legal consequences, he decided to dump the body at the roadside on 6 February before continuing his journey.

 

Authorities are now conducting further investigations into the smuggling operation and any additional individuals involved. Police now believe this has no connection with the brutal triple murder in the same area two years ago.

 

 

-- 2025-02-10