Cambodian found hanged with hands bound in Phuket

[rooster59]

Cambodian found hanged with hands bound in Phuket

By Coconuts Bangkok



PHUKET: A Cambodian man was found hanged with his hands tied together in a Phuket jungle Wednesday afternoon. Police have yet to confirm whether the case is a murder or suicide.

Phuket City Police responded to a call from a Thai monk, Phra Kru Pitak Samanakij, who said a body had been found hanging in a jungle by the Pitak Samanakij Buddhist retreat.

The deceased was later identified as “Wit,” a 27-year-old man from Cambodia. He was found hanged with his hands bound together. There were traces of blood on one of his ankles.

Full story: http://bangkok.coconuts.co/2015/11/20/cambodian-found-hanged-hands-bound-phuket

-- Coconuts Bangkok 2015-11-20

[eisfeld]

Suicide hanging himself with his hands bound together? Seriously?

[amerasianex]

Please tell me I did not just read that!...........%(

[uptheos]

If the hands are bound together in front, it's possible to slip a noose over your head.

Some people do this to make sure they can't free themselves whilst having second thoughts

Not so easy if they were bound behind, which would rule suicide out in most people's eyes, not necessarily the BIB though.

[reggaebkk]

Yup, that's the standard conclusion when Thai police find a body with his hands tied, suicide. Nothing new there.

Suicide hanging himself with his hands bound together? Seriously?

[flyingdoc]

Wait for more facts!

[SOTIRIOS]

....maybe that's what happens when you refuse to 'take the rap' for someone local...

[oneday]

Suicide hanging himself with his hands bound together? Seriously?

In Thailand this is the standard presumption for anyone hanged...hands tied behind their back or not.

Remember the falang found hanging in Koh Tao with his hands behind his back. That one was determined to be suicide. Police just do not like to put much effort into solving possible homicides especially when they can get away with classifying it as suicide. No one, in my 6 years of living here, has ever been found to have been pushed off a building. They have all been suicides.

I will grant one possibility that people tie their hands so they can't stop their own hanging. For me, I would want to look very closely at how the hands were tied and which direction the knot was facing. Also, getting the hands behind your back and hanging yourself would have to involve some kind of furniture that would allow you to do those contortions.

Edited November 21, 2015 by oneday

[Baerboxer]

Suicide hanging himself with his hands bound together? Seriously?

In Thailand this is the standard presumption for anyone hanged...hands tied behind their back or not.

Remember the falang found hanging in Koh Tao with his hands behind his back. That one was determined to be suicide. Police just do not like to put much effort into solving possible homicides especially when they can get away with classifying it as suicide. No one, in my 6 years of living here, has ever been found to have been pushed off a building. They have all been suicides.

I will grant one possibility that people tie their hands so they can't stop their own hanging. For me, I would want to look very closely at how the hands were tied and which direction the knot was facing. Also, getting the hands behind your back and hanging yourself would have to involve some kind of furniture that would allow you to do those contortions.

Fair point.

I can't remember one either. Even the case where the young lady fell, having been discovered in a room with a married man by his pregnant wife. Despite witnesses stating they heard ferocious arguing, despite the evidence she'd been clinging on literally by her finger tips for dear life. Woosh - obviously an accident or she jumped out of shame.

There was a guy tied his hands behind his back and tied a plastic bag over his head - very clever suicide.

Etc, etc etc.

The BiB aren't interested, especially if it's a farang unless there's money in it for them.

[jspill]

Thaivisa's resident Koh Tao expats and business owners will be along shortly to explain how it's a common suicide method to tie one's hands, to prevent clawing at the rope or something.

[Jonmarleesco]

Suicide, no doubt. They'll come up with an explanation for the bound hands.

[springheeled jack]

I don't think this is suicide with his hands tied behind his back I think somebody put him up to it I would go for murder most foul.