webfact Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Relatives won't doubt French’s death in Koh TaoSURAT THANI: -- Relatives of a French tourist who hanged himself did not doubt the nature of his death, Surat Thani police said.Surat Thani police commander Pol Maj Gen Apichart Boonsriroj said the police were in touch with the French embassy after a French tourist, Dmitri Pofv, was found hanged in a rented Bungalow room in Koh Tao on January 1.The embassy has said relatives did not doubt his death after they were explained of the investigation procedure of the Thai police and the autopsy result.But the police commander said the relatives have not yet said whether they would fly in to take the body back for religious service, or want the embassy to send the body back home.Source: http://englishnews.thaipbs.or.th/relatives-wont-doubt-frenchs-death-koh-tao -- Thai PBS 2015-01-08 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Costas2008 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) Self deleted.........read properly before you answer...................... Edited January 8, 2015 by Costas2008 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
balo Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 I think it was a suicide, I remember similar cases , not from Thailand. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
JOC Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Sadly another case where gullible relatives believe the words of the RTP!! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post bapak Posted January 8, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2015 How could anyone believe a statement from Surat Thani RTP? 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KamalaRider Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Because they have faith in and trust the police from their own country? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperx Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Well I think that he died from hanging is probably quite likely. Not all people who die from hanging commit suicide though. There should be more to an investigation than to see his hands are tied behind his back, his arms bound to his sides and he is suspended from the ceiling with a note close by and simply determine it was s suicide especially given what recently occurred on that very island. A more thorough investigation would be useful given the circumstances. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bapak Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 As I understand, please correct me if I am wrong, this guy is alleged to have stood on a high railing or the like, and off to hang himself. Granted that there ways to tie hands in front and contort to move bound hands to the back.... but he was alleging drunk and would have found difficult to get on high railing with hands tied behind. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post borisloosebrain Posted January 8, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2015 Misleading headline. No direct quote from the embassy or the relatives. 6 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Emster23 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Views of mis or uninformed relatives at great distance always trump opinions of criminologists. We all know that.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post EnglishJohn Posted January 8, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2015 Why do we always find out what somebody else thinks from the mouths of Thai officials ?. And funnily enough, they always agree with what the person telling us would like us to believe. And the media always seem to take it as gospel - with headlines such as this one. Are they as gullible as everyone else, or do they just know what is good for them ?. Since watching closely for the last few years, I don't trust a single word from a Thai politician or policeman now. What an appalling testimony to a country. 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Alan653 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) I think this is a "smoke and mirrors" article. No statement from the french embassy, nor the poor guy's relatives. I don't believe a word of it. Edited January 8, 2015 by Alan653 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SOTIRIOS Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) ....hearsay and conjecture... ...who knows what was said...and what basis it has ......on what 'proof'.... ...and what is the family supposed to say..... ...the headline suggests that the family might have expected him to commit suicide.... ...people DO NOT go on holiday to commit suicide..... Edited January 8, 2015 by SOTIRIOS Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
HooHaa Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 and now we have morons on the interwebs telling the family what to think. who are you to tell the family how to feel? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Preman Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 In the murder case a few months ago on that same island...... as I remember, an english guy departed that island quickly because he had a threat against him that he would be hanged and that it would look like a suicide. Any of you remember that. As I said in an earlier post, - statistically many balcony suicides and many hanging suicides in Thailand. Are Thais so crazy to think that they can still call Thailand a safe place? Sure many countries in this world that are unsafe, - but unless Thailand uplifts it's act soon, - its tourism will become less and less. All it takes is a few websites to start telling people not to go there and give them safer alternatives. Thailand! Wake Up! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
catweazle Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Exactly the outcome I predicted in another thread. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
luckyman Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 If there are any Frenchmen here, then they could check the local french media and see if it's true... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Exactly the outcome I predicted in another thread. An interesting footnote Catweazle. "A wise man makes his own decisions, an ignorant man follows public opinion. (Chinese Proverb) " And please tell me, what is public opinion saying on this thread? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ikbenhet Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 It could be that he tried suicide a couple of times before in France. It would make the statement of the family a lot more understandable. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
slipperylobster Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Once had a friend who, according to the police, shot himself with his own pistol. His wife had two stories...first she was in the house when it happened, and the next time she was asked, she was out for a medical appointment. Her "lover" was the son of a local drug lord. Last thing she told me was that he died in his computer room, while on his computer. I went to the house and asked where the computer was. She said that someone broke into the house and stole it. My friend's father and mother flew in, and had the body cremated.....no autopsy. They assumed he committed suicide. When I asked why, they just shrugged and said, why even try? The damage was already done, so why go any further. It wasn't that they did not care, it was because they were helpless to prove it otherwise. How many cases actually get investigated further, after the family gives up? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChrisY1 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 IMO, it seems that the RTP are on a PR excercise...as has been mentioned, nothing from the Franch Embassy or the deceased' relatives Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harrykrabi Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Dmitri Pofv - French ? I doubt that Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
InsertUserName Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Something has been lost in translation in this case... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tredz Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 If there are any Frenchmen here, then they could check the local french media and see if it's true... absolutly nothing in the french media !!!!!!!!!!!! it seems nobody's care !! RIP Dimitry ! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
annabel Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) Self deleted.........read properly before you answer...................... Won't Doubt in the tittle and then Green light .... "Relatives Do Not Doubt Suicide Theory " ... Pfffffffffffff!!! Edited January 8, 2015 by Rooo Font & color. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tamarak Posted January 8, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2015 (edited) Dmitri Pofv - French ? I doubt that If there are any Frenchmen here, then they could check the local french media and see if it's true... absolutly nothing in the french media !!!!!!!!!!!! it seems nobody's care !! RIP Dimitry ! This is very sadly true :,(((((( His name was Dimitri Povse and he was a great, vibrant and erudite guy ! He was born in France, from French parents (with foreign roots, which explains his name) and he grew up here, in a small town. Then he traveled through a lot of countries. He was an adventurer with a big heart. He was not anymore a tourist at Koh Tao, he was working there as a dive instructor. His friends are aware of his death, but there is no news on the local french media, especially after the attempt against Charlie Hebdo and the death of 12 persons. :,((((((((( Edited January 8, 2015 by tamarak 4 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tropicalevo Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 This is very sadly true :,(((((( His name was Dimitri Povse and he was a great, vibrant and erudite guy ! He was born in France, from French parents (with foreign roots, which explains his name) and he grew up here, in a small town. Then he traveled through a lot of countries. He was an adventurer with a big heart. He was not anymore a tourist at Koh Tao, he was working there as a dive instructor. His friends are aware of his death, but there is no news on the local french media, especially after the attempt against Charlie Hebdo and the death of 12 persons. :,((((((((( Sorry for the loss of your friend. Condolences to the family. RIP 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cookee68 Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 That's just what the RTP have said, I have not seen anything that the relatives have said, and lets be fair, the TRP have an habit of speaking on other peoples behalf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Popular Post tamarak Posted January 8, 2015 Popular Post Share Posted January 8, 2015 <script type='text/javascript'>window.mod_pagespeed_start = Number(new Date());</script> This is very sadly true :,(((((( His name was Dimitri Povse and he was a great, vibrant and erudite guy ! He was born in France, from French parents (with foreign roots, which explains his name) and he grew up here, in a small town. Then he traveled through a lot of countries. He was an adventurer with a big heart. He was not anymore a tourist at Koh Tao, he was working there as a dive instructor. His friends are aware of his death, but there is no news on the local french media, especially after the attempt against Charlie Hebdo and the death of 12 persons. :,((((((((( Sorry for the loss of your friend. Condolences to the family. RIP Thank you That's just what the RTP have said, I have not seen anything that the relatives have said, and lets be fair, the TRP have an habit of speaking on other peoples behalf I believe the family is just shocked. They learned that their young and vibrant son is dead and moreover in such a way, on the other side of the world. They are probably just broken apart !Unfortunately, I had not seen him since few years. But I honestly do not see him as someone who would have killed himself. And most of all, not for a girl. This is my personal belief. The Thai authorities may have interpreted the silence of the relatives as they were not doubting of the suicide thesis. If this is the case, this is just not fair ! Their silence comes most likely from their pain. 5 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bunuel Posted January 8, 2015 Share Posted January 8, 2015 Misleading headline. No direct quote from the embassy or the relatives. Agree completely! Professional journalism 101 would dictate checking with French embassy or the family to confirm this assertion by the Surut Thani RTP BEFORE publishing it. And since the Thai authorities have a very irritating habit of putting self-serving statements in foreign mouths, all the more reason to double check. The fact is, we have no idea what the French Embassy or the family thinks until we get a first hand statement from them or their representatives. Until then, this is self-serving hear say, period. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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