Lite Beer Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Unidentified foreigner found hanged in Phuket Phuket Gazette – PHUKET: An unidentified man was found strangled in a hilly area near Freedom Beach in Phuket yesterday afternoon. Police believe he took his own life by hanging. Chalong Duty Officer Capt Nitikorn Rawang received a report about the body at about 5pm. Police found the body in a sitting position on the ground next to a pond. The body was partially suspended by a rope wrapped around his neck and tied to a tree branch above. However, his legs were still on the ground. The police believe the man, whose shoes had been removed and were sitting next to him, to be 25 to 30 years old. He was bearded, had a mustache and was dressed in white shirt and white, baggy shorts. He appeared to be a foreigner, possibly of Arab or Persian descent. Unable to find any traces of a struggle or wounds to the body, police believe the man committed suicide. Police were unable to find any documents on the body to help identify it. He was not a guest at the nearby Le Meridien Phuket Beach Resort, police confirmed Because he was not seen walking up the mountain from the hotel by staff or guests, Chalong Police believe he walked up to the pond from the Freedom Beach area. Kusuldham Rescue workers transported the body to Patong Hospital for examination. Anyone who thinks they can help identify the man should contact the Chalong Police at 076-381247 or 191. Source: http://www.phuketgazette.net/archives/articles/2012/article12126.html -- Phuket Gazette 2012-01-26 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Two suicides, same location, few days apart? ------------------------------------------------------ An unidentified man was found strangled in a hilly area near Freedom Beach in Phuket yesterday afternoon. Police believe he took his own life by hanging. ------------------------------------------------------ http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/528142-phuket-land-probe-witness-found-hanged/ 2012-01-23 Phuket land probe: witness found hanged A security guard questioned by government officials about the ownership of land at Freedom Beach in Patong has died of what appears to be a suicide, a local Phuket newspaper has reported. ------------------------------------------------------ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Soupdragon Posted January 26, 2012 Share Posted January 26, 2012 Two suicides, same location, few days apart? ------------------------------------------------------ An unidentified man was found strangled in a hilly area near Freedom Beach in Phuket yesterday afternoon. Police believe he took his own life by hanging. ------------------------------------------------------ http://www.thaivisa....s-found-hanged/ 2012-01-23 Phuket land probe: witness found hanged A security guard questioned by government officials about the ownership of land at Freedom Beach in Patong has died of what appears to be a suicide, a local Phuket newspaper has reported. ------------------------------------------------------ Not the same location, the security guard was found dead at his home.Mrs Wanida told police she found her husband’s body suspended by the neck from a ceiling beam in the bathroom of their one-story cement home on Muen Ngern Rd, at the bridge to Patong Bay’s southern headland. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
tragickingdom Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Any mass murderer would have the time of his life in Thailand. If the police cannot immediately find a trace it is suicide. Interesting that one can hang himself while his feet are still on the ground. I like to know how many people get killed by drugs and in how many cases the lazy incompetent police concludes that is was a heart attack. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DoctorG Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 I imagine it would be rather difficult to hang yourself in a sitting position. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
monty1412 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Police are also mystified about the partially melted large block of ice directly below the victim feet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
edko Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 Any mass murderer would have the time of his life in Thailand. If the police cannot immediately find a trace it is suicide. Interesting that one can hang himself while his feet are still on the ground. I like to know how many people get killed by drugs and in how many cases the lazy incompetent police concludes that is was a heart attack. The tree branch most likely bent from the prolonged weight of the body over several hours; perhaps you might like to go to the scene and inspect the branch and verify that it was of significant girth that it could not have bent down after hours of holding a great weight. The article said that his body was transported to a hospital for examination so there is a possibility that if something nefarious other than the initial observation was the cause of death it will be reported later. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SouthernMan3 Posted January 27, 2012 Share Posted January 27, 2012 How can anyone help identify him without them encluding a face shot in the article ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1fanatic Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 Where exactly are we talking about? Ashamed to admit that I've no idea where 'Freedom Beach' is located. I know Friendship Beach and Freedom Bar - but where is Freedom Beach? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
stevenl Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 To the South of Patong. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
F1fanatic Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 To the South of Patong. Thank you. So not in-between Chalong and Rawai? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
dangman Posted January 28, 2012 Share Posted January 28, 2012 read properly.. he was partially suspended by the rope so quick to jump on conspiracy theories it is quite possible to hang oneself this way Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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