Swedish youth jumps to death

[Lite Beer]

Swedish youth jumps to death

BANGKOK: -- A 24-year-old Swedish youth jumped to his death from a rented condominium room on Soi Sukhumvit 13 before dawn Saturday, Lumpini police said.

He was later identified later as Mr Jeans Viktor Bengtson.

Police said they were alerted of the incident at 2.40 am Saturday.

His English friend who rented the room on the 13th floor of the condominium told the police that his Swedish friend earlier has been in deep stress after complaining about his family in Sweden is coming to bring him back home.

He said Mr Bengtson was wandering around in the capital after his family posted on the Internet asking help from people to locate him.

He said he found Mr Bengtson at Khao Sarn road and brought him to stay at the condominium, waiting for his family to pick him back home.

Before he jumped out from the balcony of the room, he complained about his family trying to get him back home, police said.

Police said they inspected the rented room and found no trace of fighting which could confirm a murder.

His body was sent to Police General Hospital for autopsy test.

Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/swedish-youth-jumps-death

-- Thai PBS 2014-12-20

[Lite Beer]

[Fred Flinstone]

Always a stated reason

[The stuttering parrot]

Some people will think this is suspicious but really there are a lot of people lose it in Thailand and depression or drugs are not uncommon.

Very sad 24 and his life in front of him.

[bangkoklasse]

They have been searching for him in the Swedish forums many days. And found him two days ago. Andn now this happen

[rakman]

So sad.

I'm sure nobody expected this outcome.

[JOC]

How can the parents of a 24 year old force him to anything??

Hope he enjoyed his short time of freedom!!

What a sad waste of a young life.

[JohnC]

I was thinking similar, however, a 24 yr old is a young man not a youth but there could be underlying reasons not explained, he may have had mental health problems or his family were supporting his travels and wanted him to come home? We will never know but whatever the reason it is a sad end to a young life. RIP.

[bob4you]

Parents probably refused to continue to support his lifestyle here and he did not want to go back to the lifestyle at home. RIP

[ToddinChonburi]

very sad.

[worgeordie]

It will be very cold in Sweden at moment,i would not look

forwards to returning as well,but i would not go to such

an extreme, RIP young fella.

regards Worgeordie

[CharlieH]

An insensitive post with needless graphic detail has been removed.

A young man has passed, have some respect please or move on.

[ATF]

13th floor? Poor bloke. Mama needed a slap.

[jackinthebox]

It seems like many men from western countries feel very alone in BKK. More then they would feel alone in let's say Paris, Tokio or Rio - even if they were guests there. Why is that? Maybe because Thais are even more xenophoic? Or because white men think they could easily have a nice girlfriend in Bangkok, but it turns out that a thai "girlfriend" is not the same as a french, swedish or german girlfriend? To be honest, I speak fluent thai, but I feel often lost in BKK. Better move to smaller cities (HuaHin, Rayong, KhonKaen....). You can meet nice people there ore maybe find some help before you jump off the balcony.

[how241]

How can the parents of a 24 year old force him to anything??

Hope he enjoyed his short time of freedom!!

What a sad waste of a young life.

+1...Very sad .

[Briggsy]

This thread is so full of prejudiced and spiteful conjecture, it is horrid.

[phantomfiddler]

I didn,t know Sweden was THAT bad Guess their fame as the world capital for free love has long expired. Very sad, whichever way you look at it, though IMHO a reaction totally over the top !

[slipperylobster]

How can the parents of a 24 year old force him to anything??

Hope he enjoyed his short time of freedom!!

What a sad waste of a young life.

24 years? What was his work...?

[Jim walker]

RIP to the young Jeans Viktor Bengtson and condolences to his family and friends this must be such a sad time for his family after just getting the news that he had been found, and 24 years old his life was just starting so sad.

[IamNoone88]

Poor kid lost his life and the parents lost a beloved son. This is not the way. I wish them strength.

[BlackRussian]

Looks like a sequel of Garland's The Beach, twenty years after, same story with the same consequences. Young westerners in Thailand in search of freedom, disappointment and death.

[mjnaus]

Sad, really sad...

[7Heaven]

Sounds very stranges, he has travel a lot around the world, so family would be use to that he not stay home

https://www.facebook.com/jensviktorbengtsson?fref=ts

Edited December 20, 2014 by 7Heaven

[robertthebruce]

so so sad, and i feel for his English Friend that took him in, he must feeling awful about the whole situation..

R.I.P. far too young to go...

[kaobang]

why the "family" wanted to bring him back home?

[MauiSteveBKK]

I understand the power of depression and loneliness, but wish we had more answers to it.

Often, someone just does a "spur of the moment" gesture and it hurts the family more than anyone.

He is fine. He is in a better place.

But he leaves many friends and family so confused and doubt, and wondering "why" and "what could we have done".

May God Bless his family and friends.

[bkkcanuck8]

Sounds very stranges, he has travel a lot around the world, so family would be use to that he not stay home

https://www.facebook.com/jensviktorbengtsson?fref=ts

Looked at the link, a lot of photos of him smiling - but his eyes never matched. Don't think he was as happy as he was trying to make others believe.

[sunnyk]

what a sad news. He must be having some health/mental issues as why would his family want to take him back.

whatever, RIP

[cocopops]

I was thinking similar, however, a 24 yr old is a young man not a youth but there could be underlying reasons not explained, he may have had mental health problems or his family were supporting his travels and wanted him to come home? We will never know but whatever the reason it is a sad end to a young life. RIP.

I think the vast majority of suicides must be due to mental health issues, diagnosed or otherwise. What else could you call making such a disastrously poor decision as jumping from the 13th floor for no apparent reason?

If your heart stops beating and you die, nobody has any hesitation in calling it a heart failure. We should recognize that this kind of tragedy is similar - the poor kid's brain, a fallible biological organ just like his heart, failed. With diagnosis and treatment, the outcome could have been different.

[SGD]

Parents probably refused to continue to support his lifestyle here and he did not want to go back to the lifestyle at home. RIP

Yeah, probably

How can the parents of a 24 year old force him to anything??

Hope he enjoyed his short time of freedom!!

What a sad waste of a young life.

24 years? What was his work...?

Being spoon fed cash by his parents perhaps ?