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Lamphun police are investigating the death of a man whose body was discovered on the morning of 8 March, inside a car in Li district. Officers believe he had been deceased for at least five hours before being found.

 

The Phutthaisawan Foundation in Lamphun received a report of the incident and dispatched a team to the scene near Wiang Chedi Old Field in Li subdistrict, Li district, Lamphun province. Investigators from Li Police Station accompanied them.

 

At the scene, authorities found a black Volvo parked with the deceased man seated in the driver’s seat. A charcoal stove was also discovered inside the vehicle.

 

Emergency medical staff from Li Hospital, along with rescue volunteers and police officers, conducted an initial examination. They estimated that the man had been dead for no less than five hours. However, the exact cause of death remains under investigation.

 

Authorities have now transferred the body to the forensic unit at Lamphun Hospital for a post-mortem examination to determine the cause of death.

 

Police are continuing their enquiries to establish the circumstances surrounding the incident.

 

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-- 2025-03-09