Lite Beer Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Dutch bar owner killed in Udon ThaniThe Sunday Nation UDON THANI: -- A Dutch businessman was murdered in his rented home in Udon Thani's Muang district early yesterday in what police suspect was a robbery gone wrong.The body of 60-year-old Fred Reily, who had his throat cut and five stab wounds, was found in the two-storey house in Soi Noenpibul at 8am. Police said he had been dead about five hours.A nearby construction site worker told police that she saw the victim's car in front of the house and house gate was left open, so she investigated and spotted bloodstains. She found the body and alerted police after following blood drag marks into the house.Muang Udon Thani police said robbery may have been the motive as Reily owned a bar, carried a lot of cash and was robbed before.They suspect two robbers attacked him in front of the house, then dragged his body inside and took his wallet. -- The Nation 2014-03-02 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Somtamnication Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 (edited) Very sad. RIP. <snip> Edited March 1, 2014 by soundman Don't make fun out of a tragedy. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post draftvader Posted March 1, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 1, 2014 Extraordinarily sad. However, sorry to speculate, that is quite a violent death for a robbery! I'm sure money was taken but I feel that calling this a robbery is understating it a bit. To me it seems like the cash was a "bonus". 25 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
noitom Posted March 1, 2014 Share Posted March 1, 2014 Condolences to his family. Hopefully, Thai police will investigate this crime thoroughly, find and charge the perpetrators. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post MaiChai Posted March 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2014 Hopefully this is a warning to those thinking of retiring in Thailand. Its a violent place and not as safe as you may think. Needless to say i have personally known at least 10 people who have died unnaturally in this country. 34 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Jessi Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Hopefully this is a warning to those thinking of retiring in Thailand. Its a violent place and not as safe as you may think. Needless to say i have personally known at least 10 people who have died unnaturally in this country. ^ What he said. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post hgma Posted March 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) On behalve of my family i would like to express our sincere sorrow and pain in this senseless killing. Our sincere condolences to the family of deceased. <<<< Foreign language removed, this is an English language forum, English is the only acceptable language >>>> Familie Phommachit Edited March 2, 2014 by metisdead 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post nev Posted March 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2014 Hopefully this is a warning to those thinking of retiring in Thailand. Its a violent place and not as safe as you may think. Needless to say i have personally known at least 10 people who have died unnaturally in this country. Wow don't add me to your friends list. 49 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunnydrops Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 In a report I read yesterday, he was known to bring the money home from the bar in his shoes. The report said that one of his shoes was missing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post kikoman Posted March 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) Hopefully this is a warning to those thinking of retiring in Thailand. Its a violent place and not as safe as you may think. Needless to say i have personally known at least 10 people who have died unnaturally in this country. I have lived in Thailand for 14 years have not seen as much as a fist fight since leaving Pattaya over a decade ago, seen more problems in the states on my visits, that to me indicates where the real safety is in rural Thailand away from the Farang ghetto cities that are very violent areas caused by locals, many by drunk Farangs. May you rest in Peace! Cheers Edited March 2, 2014 by kikoman 33 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post searcherkind666 Posted March 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2014 I wonder if he was married to a local girl ? 9 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
chainarong Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> Extraordinarily sad. However, sorry to speculate, that is quite a violent death for a robbery! I'm sure money was taken but I feel that calling this a robbery is understating it a bit. To me it seems like the cash was a "bonus". I think your speculation could be right , seems a very high price to pay for a robbery . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Farma Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 The body of 60-year-old Fred Reily The passport photo on facebook shows his name as Frederik Franciscus Lelie. Rip 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Robroona Posted March 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2014 I wonder if he was married to a local girl ? Why would you wonder that? Stereotyping, are we? 3 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post slipperylobster Posted March 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2014 My gal just read some Thai News that they caught his Manager, who confessed. And there is one more accomplice still loose. This is not confirmed in anything I read...so take it for face value or not. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post worgeordie Posted March 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2014 Always best to stay below the radar,AND don't flash the cash, RIP old fella regards Worgeordie 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shirtless Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Terrible thing to happen to anyone , lets hope the police catch the culprits . 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Fryslan boppe Posted March 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2014 (edited) An inconsequential comment to this travesty. His name doesn't appear to be Dutch....Looks more English to me, but never mind...Hope they catch the perps. A shot-across-the-bow to us inveterate optimists, who think they live in a similarly safe and policed place to what they are accustomed to. It is Thai wifey who keeps up the 'alert level' for me....Constantly telling me not to be so trusting of Thai people, which route to take home late at night, never stopping for people seeking a ride, even if they are Monks, etc,. etc. I know this is overgeneralizing and not fair to the Thai people as a whole, who treat me with the utmost respect to which I reciprocate in kind. If not for warnings from her, I would automatically interact with inquiring Thai's at my front gate, perhaps the same way this person did..........Like the saying goes, "But for the grace of God, there go I". Edited March 2, 2014 by Fryslan boppe 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post moe666 Posted March 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2014 Hopefully this is a warning to those thinking of retiring in Thailand. Its a violent place and not as safe as you may think. Needless to say i have personally known at least 10 people who have died unnaturally in this country. You need to get over your fear mongering the man was not retired here he was running a business which even holds dangers for Thai people. Thailand dangerous probably as a whole not any more than the US 13 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Very sad news. Hopefully the murderers will be quickly apprehended. As Mr Boppe has mentioned, the name doesn't seem Dutch, unless it is a spelling mistake. RIP Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Curt1591 Posted March 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2014 Always best to stay below the radar,AND don't flash the cash, RIP old fella regards Worgeordie Words to live by. In the land of big faces, I try to have no face at all. 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ratcatcher Posted March 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2014 An inconsequential comment to this travesty. His name doesn't appear to be Dutch....Looks more English to me, but never mind...Hope they catch the perps. A shot-across-the-bow to us inveterate optimists, who think they live in a similarly safe and policed place to what they are accustomed to. It is Thai wifey who keeps up the 'alert level' for me....Constantly telling me not to be so trusting of Thai people, which route to take home late at night, never stopping for people seeking a ride, even if they are Monks, etc,. etc. I know this is overgeneralizing and not fair to the Thai people as a whole, who treat me with the utmost respect to which I reciprocate in kind. If not for warnings from her, I would automatically interact with inquiring Thai's at my front gate, perhaps the same way this person did..........Like the saying goes, "But for the grace of God, there go I". His name doesn't appear to be Dutch....Looks more English to me, Frederik Franciscus Lelie. about as English as Robin van Persie. http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lelie_(geslacht) 8 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Noi657 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 The guy was Dutch, had owned model 59 in udon... The bloke arrested was indeed the manager and his accomplice fleed the scene. Just seen some horrific pictures of the poor man on a facebook page, sickening! Slit the poor mans throat and stabbed him severel times. Rest in peace 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ginjag Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 An inconsequential comment to this travesty. His name doesn't appear to be Dutch....Looks more English to me, but never mind...Hope they catch the perps. A shot-across-the-bow to us inveterate optimists, who think they live in a similarly safe and policed place to what they are accustomed to. It is Thai wifey who keeps up the 'alert level' for me....Constantly telling me not to be so trusting of Thai people, which route to take home late at night, never stopping for people seeking a ride, even if they are Monks, etc,. etc. I know this is overgeneralizing and not fair to the Thai people as a whole, who treat me with the utmost respect to which I reciprocate in kind. If not for warnings from her, I would automatically interact with inquiring Thai's at my front gate, perhaps the same way this person did..........Like the saying goes, "But for the grace of God, there go I". His name doesn't appear to be Dutch....Looks more English to me, Frederik Franciscus Lelie. about as English as Robin van Persie. http://nl.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lelie_(geslacht) Van Persie means HOOD. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post i claudius Posted March 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2014 Hopefully this is a warning to those thinking of retiring in Thailand. Its a violent place and not as safe as you may think. Needless to say i have personally known at least 10 people who have died unnaturally in this country. Gosh ,after 23 years i dont know one,and i have lived in BKK and Pattaya ,everyone i knew that died was either of old age or ill in hospital ,glad i dont go around with your crowd. 24 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post Bernard Flint Posted March 2, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted March 2, 2014 Hopefully this is a warning to those thinking of retiring in Thailand. Its a violent place and not as safe as you may think. Needless to say i have personally known at least 10 people who have died unnaturally in this country. You need to get over your fear mongering the man was not retired here he was running a business which even holds dangers for Thai people. Thailand dangerous probably as a whole not any more than the US I agree,this is a murder,the same as can happen in any country,so get over it rip 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TallGuyJohninBKK Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Always best to stay below the radar,AND don't flash the cash, RIP old fella regards Worgeordie Words to live by. In the land of big faces, I try to have no face at all. I think that's correct, and it is possible to live a long life in Thailand. But if you want to talk about risk factors that would cut that short, owning a successful, high-profile business here is one, and even more so, flaunting the wealth and success in the face of Thais, is another. That seems to be just asking for trouble. Still, that doesn't excuse the criminals for the horrible crime they committed. RIP to the victim. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jalansanitwong Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 It appears running a bar in Udon is a profitable business. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat888 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Extraordinarily sad. However, sorry to speculate, that is quite a violent death for a robbery! I'm sure money was taken but I feel that calling this a robbery is understating it a bit. To me it seems like the cash was a "bonus". I agree. More than a robbery. Possibly competition or jealousy. I hope we don't to see more of these in the news again. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
expat888 Posted March 2, 2014 Share Posted March 2, 2014 Hopefully this is a warning to those thinking of retiring in Thailand. Its a violent place and not as safe as you may think. Needless to say i have personally known at least 10 people who have died unnaturally in this country. I don't want you to personally know me. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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