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A woman in Nong Bunnak district was left horrified after discovering skeletal remains in an abandoned septic pit behind her home, believed to be her husband who vanished three years ago.

 

Police from Nong Bunnak Police Station, accompanied by a forensic doctor from Nong Bunnak Hospital, rescue personnel and crime scene investigators, attended the scene in Moo 7, Ban Kok Lung Grad, Laem Thong Subdistrict, following the report.

 

The remains were found in an unused septic pit, surrounded by a cornfield. The belived victim, Mr Saeng, 65, had been reported missing on 15 November 2022. The skeleton was sent to the Forensic Institute at Maharaj Nakhon Ratchasima Hospital for identification and to determine the cause of death.

 

The discovery was made by Mrs Thawee, 60, who was weeding her backyard and removing sand had partially filled the abandoned pit. While clearing the sand with a hoe and bucket, she noticed bones emerging. Continuing to dig, she eventually uncovered a skull and clothing, recognising the shirt as belonging to her missing husband. She alerted her daughter and contacted the authorities.

 

Mrs Thawee explained that she had previously assumed her husband had left because he had a new partner and she had received unconfirmed reports of him being seen at the local market. He was known to be a habitual drinker. Police suspect that on the day of his disappearance, Mr Saeng, while intoxicated and checking water levels behind the house during rainfall, may have accidentally fallen into the pit, which was concealed by dense vegetation.

 

The family had previously noticed a foul odour near the area but believed it was related to composting activities Mr Saeng conducted using organic materials such as snails, fish and crabs.

 

Authorities are continuing their investigation to confirm the identity of the remains and the exact cause of death.

 

 

  Adapted by Asean Now from Workpoint 2025-09-03

 

 

 

After 3 years all evidence is gone.Clever lady!

3 hours ago, Georgealbert said:

Police suspect that on the day of his disappearance, Mr Saeng, while intoxicated and checking water levels behind the house during rainfall, may have accidentally fallen into the pit, which was concealed by dense vegetation.

The question here is that septic pits usually have a cover, did this one have?

On 9/2/2025 at 11:35 PM, Georgealbert said:

A woman in Nong Bunnak district was left horrified after discovering skeletal remains in an abandoned septic pit behind her home, believed to be her husband who vanished three years ago.

 

Suicide?

@Cameroni is going to love this story.

She pushed him in, when she heard he had a new girl. Her insistence he was a drunk...very suspicious.