Body of Burmese worker found in Phuket elevator shaft

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Body of Burmese worker found in Phuket elevator shaft
Eakkapop Thongtub


Police believe the body of the man had been in the shaft for at least two days.

PHUKET: -- The body of a male Burmese construction worker was found at the bottom of an elevator shaft on a resort construction site in Cherng Talay yesterday (February 4).

At 7pm, Cherng Talay Investigator, Lt Thanapon Rattanaburi led a team of police and Kusolharm rescue workers to a construction site of a resort and spa in Koktanoat after receiving a call from the site foreman.

The foreman advised that his crew of workers had found the body of a Burmese worker inside the shaft.

Upon arrival at the site, which is a six-storey building, police were led to the body. The man was only wearing a long sleeve T-shirt.

Rescuer workers removed the body and checked for any signs of foul play.

Police said the victim, San Hla Nai, 35, had been dead for at least two days. His skin had begun to decompose and there were signs of a head injury.

They learned that San was employed to take care of all the machinery on the site and had been missing for two days.

Police theorised that San went to the 6th floor to work but fell into the elevator shaft and injured his head by accident. However, they didn̕t rule out the possibility that he had been murdered by a co-worker or workers and dumped in the shaft.

Police are currently gathering more information and evidence to find out exactly what happened to San.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/body-of-burmese-worker-found-in-phuket-elevator-shaft-50892.php


-- Phuket News 2015-02-05

[Somtamnication]

With only a shirt on?

Easy explanation. It was a hot day, took off most of his clothes and accidentally fell down the shaft.

[OOLEEBER]

I thought by definition a T-Shirt has short sleeves. Have I been wrong all these years? Poor guy. I hope he died instantly on impact.

[Old Croc]

The fact that he was wearing minimal clothing suggests the possibility that he may have been caught in flagrante delicto and summarily dispatched via the lift shaft.

We'll probably never know what happened. His remains, or maybe just his scant belongings, will be returned to family in Burma and the case closed.

Just like all those floaters that wash up after being stabbed and tossed off fishing boats all around Thailand.

[Lt Frank Bullitt]

Perhaps he was on the top floor and nature called, rather than run down to the loo thought he would just drop one down the shaft and his lost balance, would explain the lack of pants!

[razer]

His GHOST will haunt the building forever!