webfact Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Forensic medicine confirms Swedish man dies of suffocationBANGKOK: -- The Swedish man found dead in the unfinished condominium building on Sathorn road was confirmed by the Forensic Medicine Institute to have died from suffocation probably as a result of suicide.Meanwhile, Swedish embassy in Bangkok contacted Yan Nawa police to try to determine the identity of the dead man who was dead for about 4-5 days before his body was discovered on the 43 floors of the abandoned Sathorn Unique Tower building.Yan Nawa police said that they would summon the owner of the guest house where the victim had stayed before his death for questioning.Public works officials from Sathorn district office today started inspecting the abandoned condominium building to determine its safety. A notice board will be erected to prohibit unauthorized persons to get near the building.After the financial crisis in 1997, more than 500 unfinished buildings were abandoned as their developers became broke. After economic recovery, construction continued for many of these buildings. There are now about 70 unfinished buildings which are over eight stories high.Associate Professor Trairat Charuthat of Chulalongkorn University, an architectural expert, suggested the city administration to issue a regulation to prevent these abandoned buildings from being turned into a den for criminal activities. Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/forensic-medicine-confirms-swedish-man-dies-suffocation -- Thai PBS 2014-12-08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Prbkk Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Yes, issue a regulation to prevent criminal activities in the buildings. That will work. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Commerce Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 "confirmed by the Forensic Medicine Institute to have died from suffocation probably as a result of suicide." Suffocation from hanging. Immense 'Forensic Knowledge' on display. I'd call that an embarassing conclusion! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 New city regulation stating, "Thou shalt not commit an illegal activity in an abandoned building." Yeap, that should stop criminal activity from occurring in the abandoned buildings. Whoever thought of this new regulation was a genius....recommend immediate promotion! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jaltsc Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 "...suggested the city administration to issue a regulation to prevent these abandoned buildings from being turned into a den for criminal activities." Should have issued the same regulations in Koh Tao. Probably would have prevented the murders. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post ratcatcher Posted December 8, 2014 Popular Post Share Posted December 8, 2014 Yes, issue a regulation to prevent criminal activities in the buildings. That will work. Of course, that wouldn't apply to a building like this? 7 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Born Again Atheist Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 (edited) have looked at this place from a distance on a number of occasions. had though it would be an excellent location to stay. very near the wonderful tops supermarket on charoen krung nearby. i go into that supremarket to buy things and have to leave before staying too long or i will be overcome with exuberance. expensive now though after the refit. Edited December 8, 2014 by Born Again Atheist Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pib Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 It's definitely an eyesore and a great birdhouse. Mostly being used to hang huge advertising banners like Drink Coke. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
taony Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 So committing suicide is a crime? How long will they put him away for? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
mrtoad Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Yes, issue a regulation to prevent criminal activities in the buildings. That will work. TLPS.jpg Of course, that wouldn't apply to a building like this? I believe you have just identified a real hub, and not a fake one. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsonandson Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 One day a few years back when travelling to immigration when it was based at sunam plue, I asked the driver about this particular abandoned condominium. He told me that the owner who had put every penny he owned into building it one day had a visit from the local buildind safety department who said the building was unsafe and was therefore unfit to house people. The owner was of course extremely upset and that day started drinking heavily. Before his family could reach him due to workers concern for him, he had climbed to the top of the building and jumped off the top to his death. A story I heard that others have also, does anyone know if this is true? Is there any news about it if it was true? Just sharing my story no offence to the Swedish man deceased. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Wilsonandson Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 I found an interesting link http://www.justonewayticket.com/2012/12/13/exploration-of-an-abandoned-skyscraper-in-bangkok-the-sathorn-unique-building/?mobile=1 Looks like the building is a tourist hotspot. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BKKSnowBird Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Plenty of videos on youtube. Scary place. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
englishoak Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
berybert Posted December 8, 2014 Share Posted December 8, 2014 So committing suicide is a crime? How long will they put him away for? Life ? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kerrysum Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 "confirmed by the Forensic Medicine Institute to have died from suffocation probably as a result of suicide." Suffocation from hanging. Immense 'Forensic Knowledge' on display. I'd call that an embarassing conclusion! There is a difference between brilliance, and common logic..... No sh*! Sherlock....... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
worgeordie Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Yan Nawa police said they would summon the owner of the guest house,where the decease stayed to come to the police station,if the police took crime seriously they would get out and interview people,not tell them to come in. regards Worgeordie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sviss Geez Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 "confirmed by the Forensic Medicine Institute to have died from suffocation probably as a result of suicide." Suffocation from hanging. Immense 'Forensic Knowledge' on display. I'd call that an embarassing conclusion! You should be more embarrassed by your weak attempt at a piss-take as that is not what the FMI said..."suffocation probably as a result of suicide." Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sviss Geez Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 "confirmed by the Forensic Medicine Institute to have died from suffocation probably as a result of suicide." Suffocation from hanging. Immense 'Forensic Knowledge' on display. I'd call that an embarassing conclusion! There is a difference between brilliance, and common logic..... No sh*! Sherlock....... ...and suffocation can occur a number of ways, suicide being just one of them. "Common" logic didn't enter into your post unfortunately. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Docno Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 "confirmed by the Forensic Medicine Institute to have died from suffocation probably as a result of suicide." Suffocation from hanging. Immense 'Forensic Knowledge' on display. I'd call that an embarassing conclusion! 1. Hanging, if done 'right', results in death through the breaking of the neck rather than suffocation. So now we know how things went in this case. [in other thread, on this, I commented that hanging is not so 'pleasant' a death if it ends up in suffocation rather than a neck-snap.] 2. More important, it was always possible that the man was killed in some other way then the body set up to look like a suicide by hanging. It's simply the coroner's job to confirm the latter. Basically, the coroner is saying that there is no evidence of foul play. Nothing embarrassing about that. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
greenchair Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 I read the headline. Man has been suffocated. Was about to type. Great some honesty rather than just passing off as suicide. Then opened to the page. Man commits suicide. Yep, another tourist comes all the way to thailand. Let me guess# he was feeling sad because he ran out of money. Nough said. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
gemini81 Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 we already knew hanging involves suffocation- question is was it checked thoroughly for signs of struggle? Article wants to pass it off as another routine suicide in the 'hub' of routine, casual suicides... makes you wonder; but we may never know anymore than all the balcony jumpers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
DrTuner Posted December 9, 2014 Share Posted December 9, 2014 Fill the zombie houses with light polyurethane foam treated to keep out vermin. Sorted. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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