Picture courtesy of Amarin

 

A grisly discovery was made on the afternoon of 8 August, when the body of an unidentified woman was found floating near a fish cage in the Tha Yai canal, Takua Thung district, Phang Nga province.

 

Local fisherman alerted village headman Kittipong Khongbut, of Moo 11, Ban Tha Pak Waeng, after spotting the corpse entangled against the fish enclosure. The grim find was reported to District Chief Wichet Su-yanan, who attended the scene with Deputy District Chief Surachai Thongsrirak, police from Khok Kloi station and rescue teams from Kusoldharm Foundation and Loma Rescue Phuket.

 

The deceased was described as a woman in her early thirties, wearing black shorts and a grey T-shirt. She had been dead for an estimated two days. A heavy metal chain was tightly wound around her neck, attached to two cement-filled dumbbells used as weights.

 

Police confirmed there had been no recent reports of missing persons matching the description, either locally or with village authorities.

 

Investigators believe the body was carried into the canal by tidal currents from the sea along the Phang Nga–Phuket border before becoming trapped in the fish cage. Early observations suggest the victim was assaulted before being dumped at sea.

 

The body has been sent to Takua Thung Hospital for autopsy while police attempt to identify the woman and trace her relatives. Authorities have launched a murder investigation.

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Amarin 2025-08-09

 

 

 

On 8/8/2025 at 10:46 PM, Georgealbert said:

Authorities have launched a murder investigation.

 

Very clever of them, considering the heavy metal chain around her neck, and the cement-filled dumbels used as weights.

On 8/8/2025 at 10:46 PM, Georgealbert said:

 

 

 

UPDATE
 

Thai Man Arrested in Phuket Over Canal Murder Case