Norwegian man found dead hanging from mini fridge in Udon Thani

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Norwegian man found hanging from mini fridge
By Coconuts Bangkok


Photo: Gino Carteciano

UDON THANI: -- A Norwegian man was found dead hanging by his neck from a mini fridge last night in his hotel room.

The 41-year-old man, whose name was withheld, died in his room in Udon Thani province with a strip of fabric wrapped around his neck attached to the refrigerator door handle.

His wife, identified only as Picha, told police she had lived with her husband for a year and he frequently suffered from severe headaches [read more...]

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2015/05/21/norwegian-man-found-hanging-mini-fridge


-- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-05-21

[White Christmas13]

Hanged on a mini fridge

how tall was he ?

[NeverSure]

Just tall enough that his feet could reach the floor when he was standing.

According to the article, his wife said he did it to relieve pain. That's possible but if the lights go out he couldn't come back.

[wehavenofuture]

Hanged on a mini fridge

how tall was he ?

no need to hang from a high place. This happens all the time... people hang themselves from a doorknob, etc. Apparently they just pass out before they die.

Edited May 21, 2015 by wehavenofuture

[impulse]

According to the article, his wife said he did it to relieve pain. That's possible but if the lights go out he couldn't come back.

I used to get migraines that made me not care if I lived while they were on me. I can completely understand if he couldn't take it any more.

RIP to the guy and condolences to his family.

[jumbo]

Just tall enough that his feet could reach the floor when he was standing.

According to the article, his wife said he did it to relieve pain. That's possible but if the lights go out he couldn't come back.

never seen lights in a mini fridge

[Suradit69]

Shouldn't the photo in the O/P show people pointing at the fridge?

[razer]

This one is way outside the box of my imagination.

This would never, ever make the suicide list in developed countries without a thorough investigation.

[SOTIRIOS]

.....could it be possible.......

...no details...nothing...just hearsay from the spouse as to 'why'....???

[tookwan cottage]

Hanged on a mini fridge

how tall was he ?

no need to hang from a high place. This happens all the time... people hang themselves from a doorknob, etc. Apparently they just pass out before they die.

I had no idea this could be possible, but it makes scientific sense. Thank you for teaching me something!

[uty6543]

Shouldn't the photo in the O/P show people pointing at the fridge?

You think the fridge is the villain in this crime?

[grantbkk]

This is not necessarily a suicide. A common self treatment for severe headaches that used to be called cluster headaches. Not to be confused with what David Catharine was doing in his hotelroom closet before his dinner meeting.

[retarius]

I would love for someone with access to the data, to calculate the suicide rate among farangs living in, or visiting, Thailand. If there are say, I million farangs in Thailand at any one time and one of them commits suicide each day (as I seem to read about them on TV with depressing frequency) how does that compare to the suicide rate in Europe?

[lostinisaan]

Does anybody know if it's the same guy who was topic of a thread not long ago, when he wanted some morphine from the hospitals and cops showed up?

Please see older thread:

Norwegian had/has a problem in Udon.

P.S. Just Googled it and found some scary stuff. Norwegian man committed suicide in Udon Thani in 2011.

http://www.udontalk.com/forum/viewtopic.php?t=12160

Too many suicides in Udon Thani, to be honest. Of course no foul play involved. RIP....

Edited May 21, 2015 by lostinisaan

[theonetrueaussie]

anyone know which brand the fridge is?? need to make sure my fridge is not evil too!!

[uptheos]

anyone know which brand the fridge is?? need to make sure my fridge is not evil too!!

What a stupid inconsiderate post.

[dotpoom]

Just tall enough that his feet could reach the floor when he was standing.

According to the article, his wife said he did it to relieve pain. That's possible but if the lights go out he couldn't come back.

never seen lights in a mini fridge

Hugely funny joke...let's all have a good laugh...that's really humor at it's best under the circumstances....I just pray this poor man's family never heard of TV.

[tomyumchai]

i cant think of a fridge with a handle you could tie something to......? not since the 50's, anyway.

[Baerboxer]

This is not necessarily a suicide. A common self treatment for severe headaches that used to be called cluster headaches. Not to be confused with what David Catharine was doing in his hotelroom closet before his dinner meeting.

Who's David Catharine?

[Deli]

If he would have changed the wife instead, maybe the pain would have been gone

[jspill]

He meant David Carradine

There was that bar owner expat murdered there fairly recently too http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/topic/707972-dutch-bar-owner-killed-in-udon-thani/

Edited May 21, 2015 by jspill

[lostinisaan]

This is not necessarily a suicide. A common self treatment for severe headaches that used to be called cluster headaches. Not to be confused with what David Catharine was doing in his hotelroom closet before his dinner meeting.

Who's David Catharine?

Wasn't David a sort of Carradined?

[navara]

It doesn't make sense to me. There is no weight to hang yourself, if it is so easy, why not a plastic bag over your head? Nope, I do not believe in suicide.

[flyingdoc]

R.I.P

[Johnny S]

This is not necessarily a suicide. A common self treatment for severe headaches that used to be called cluster headaches. Not to be confused with what David Catharine was doing in his hotelroom closet before his dinner meeting.

Who's David Catharine?

think he mean David Carradine ...

So another so called suicide, another case solved by the Sherlocks of LOS

Like mentioned, in a civilized develpoped country a case like this would be investigated as a suspious death but T.i.T. ...

[ALFREDO]

This is not necessarily a suicide. A common self treatment for severe headaches that used to be called cluster headaches. Not to be confused with what David Catharine was doing in his hotelroom closet before his dinner meeting.

Who's David Catharine?

After so many postings, you should have some imagination skills.

But maybe, you only joking.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/David_Carradine

[Emster23]

Clearly a case of cold blooded suicide. Sorry about joke, but when reality is off the scale, what can one do?

[White Christmas13]

Suicide ha ha with hid wife hanging on his chest on a mini refrigerator. He must have had help doing it or decapitated below the waste. I hope his family puts pressure on the Norwegian to look into this so called suicide. I was born at night but no last night! If it smells like bull sh-t it it is bull sh-t! She was causing his head aches!

huh?

[Scully]

Looking in the Thai press it doesn't look like there was a struggle, also it wasn't a 'mini' fridge but one that he could hang around his neck while sitting upright. It also names the poor bloke, looks odd but quite feasible.

Condolences.

[ezzra]

Hanging from a mini fridge? I understand wanting to keep cool in such hot days we have

been getting lately, but this???.....