Hong Kong man dies after fall at Nonthaburi hotel

A 28-year-old Hong Kong national has died after falling from a hotel in Tambon Bang Khen, Mueang Nonthaburi, in the early hours of 11 September 2026.

Police are examining the circumstances of the death, including accounts from hotel staff that the man had said he had been left without money after being extorted by a masseur.

The man was identified as Mr Chan Sing Lam, 28, from Hong Kong. He had been staying at the hotel since 30 August and had been due to check out on 12 September.

Police called to hotel

At about 1.43am, Nonthaburi City Police Station received a report that a foreign man had fallen from a height at a hotel in the Bang Khen area of Nonthaburi province.

Officers from the Nontree 122 patrol unit attended with rescue workers. Mr Chan was found lying in a pool of blood on the ground near the entrance to the hotel lobby and was pronounced dead at the scene.

The report also states that the Nontree 121 patrol officer informed senior officers, while investigators and an on-duty doctor from the Central Institute of Forensic Science were called to inspect the room and gather evidence.

Staff heard glass breaking

Hotel staff and witnesses told police that Mr Chan had earlier said a masseur had extorted all of his money and challenged him to make a police complaint. They said he did not report the matter to police.

About 30 minutes before the fall, Mr Chan had reportedly came down to ask hotel employees for paper and a pen, saying he wanted to write a message. He then returned to his room.

While staff were eating in the hotel dining room, they heard the sound of glass breaking. They ran outside and found Mr Chan had fallen from the building.

Forensic officers conducted a detailed examination of the room to establish the cause of the fall. Police have not announced a final finding.

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12 September 2026

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