Owner of Phuket death jump to be visited by family lawyer
Matt Pond


Kathu District Chief Sayan Chanachaiyawong (right) is shown the equipment being used when the Kuwaiti fell to his death.

PHUKET: -- The family of the Kuwaiti man who died whilst bungee jumping at World Bungy Jump in Patong on May 27 are in the process of sending a lawyer to Phuket to discuss with the owner of the venue about compensation. It is believed that the lawyer will arrive within the next 7-days.

25-year-old Abdullah Adel Kadhbahman died as a result of the bungee cord ropes attached to his ankles either slipping off or breaking whilst he was rebounding from his jump, causing him to fall and hit the ground surrounding a lake where the jump is located. (See story here).

Meanwhile, the pressing of charges against World Bungee Jump owner, Weenas Janwibolkul, and a member of staff known only as Suranai who attached the safety harnesses to Mr Kadhbahman̕s ankles when he took the fatal jump have been postponed for a third time.

Charges were originally to be pressed last Monday (June 8) (see story here). However, they were first postponed until Thursday (June 11) and then again until today (June 15).

When The Phuket News contacted police to find out what had happened today, Patong Poice's Pol Maj Teerasak Boonsaeng stated that they had been postponed until further notice for reasons unknown.

Source: http://www.thephuketnews.com/owner-of-phuket-death-jump-to-be-visited-by-family-lawyer-52786.php

-- Phuket News 2015-06-16

If the reports are true that this operation has the same owner as the Patong Boxing Stadium, he's got some big pull, hence the delay in being charged ( if he'll be charged with anything serious at all). Numbers must be flying back and forth with nil consideration given to the victim's family ( I predict a tiny settlement will be made and that's it).

Will pay his way out, as he paid his way into operating an illegal ( invisible ) business in the heart of Patong.

That was nice of the lawyer, coming to visit him, i wonder what he wants.

and it just goes on and on and on ...

At least this topic keeps rolling and has not dissappeared overnight. I hope we all get to hear the final outcome.

Reasons unknown.. why don't some of these rotten cops and / or their spokesperson's stop trying to pull the wool.

Despicable as ever

This should be interesting. I hope the kid's parents are giant oil barons in Kuwait and the embassador gets involved. That would be magic.

Considering these thrill attractions are unregulated？ what would exactly be the charges levied? Even going to the Doctor, let alone the extreme attractions such as Bungy I have done in developed countries I had to sign a waiver which would indemnify the operator of all but gross negligence, then of course requiring settlement in accordance with binding arbitration.