Swedish 'suicide' at South Pattaya Hotel

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Swedish 'suicide' at South Pattaya Hotel



PATTAYA: -- A 41-year-old Swedish Tourist reportedly committed suicide by jumping from his 5th floor room balcony at a Hotel in South Pattaya late on Wednesday Night.

Police and medics were called to the Scenery City Hotel in Soi 11 of Pattaya Second Road and were directed to the side of the building where the body of Mr. Markus Henrik Mikkonen had come to rest, in a narrow gap between the Hotel and adjacent building.

It took rescue workers almost 1 hour to recover the body while Police inspected the 5th floor room occupied by Mr. Mikkonen. There were no signs of a struggle but on the balcony, a small table was upside-down and many cigarette butts were seen on the floor of the balcony area.

Full story: http://pattayaone.net/pattaya-news/220292/swedish-suicide-at-south-pattaya-hotel/#prettyPhoto

-- Pattaya One 2015-12-31

[siliconvalley]

Wow...

Another suicide.

How much money was found at the deceased room?

Robbery seems to always not be a part of struggle.

[Briggsy]

Ha ha, the police and their cigarette butts, their answer to any death. A quick cursory glance at the cigarette butts and their other favourite, "signs of a struggle", allows them to immediately determine the circumstances of death.

[Deli]

Smoking kills, they write it on every pack you buy.

[ezzra]

Just wondering if a high rise hotel in Pattaya was to be named ' the broken hearts & suicide hotel ' would anyone check in?

( you can check in but you can never leave )

Edited December 31, 2015 by ezzra

[LennyW]

5th floor? he was very lucky to be dead!

[saakura]

Just wondering if a high rise hotel in Pattaya was to be named ' the broken hearts & suicide hotel ' would anyone check in?

( you can check in but you can never leave )

Or check-in at the lobby but only leave from the balcony.

[Suradit69]

Wow...

Another suicide.

How much money was found at the deceased room?

Robbery seems to always not be a part of struggle.

Once again the bar stool crime scene investigators (BS-CSI) attribute an unfortunate death to sinister forces.

Holiday depression combined with possible alcohol, money and "love" issues and the prospect of returning home to dismal winter weather can be too much for some. Certainly more plausible than some thief or bar girl hurling a grown man off a balcony.

Edited December 31, 2015 by Suradit69

[Michael8511]

Guys, this is not a joking subject, show some respect please.

[godden]

The Pattaya flying club is still active, RIP fella

[zyphodb]

Yet another one? It would be interesting to compare suicide numbers of Thailand tourists to other equivalent tropical tourist destination countries, especially balcony jumping,

to see whether our suspicions are as probable as they seem to us....

[MikeOwen]

[quot dBe name=ezzra" post="10254521" timestamp="1451523299]

Just wondering if a high rise hotel in Pattaya was to be named '

the broken hearts & suicide hotel ' would anyone check in?

( you can check in but you can never leave )

Heartbreak Hotel

[colonialboy]

Did he jump or was he pushed the latter maybe

Edited December 31, 2015 by colonialboy

[sanukjim]

Ha ha, the police and their cigarette butts, their answer to any death. A quick cursory glance at the cigarette butts and their other favourite, "signs of a struggle", allows them to immediately determine the circumstances of death.

Ah Yes, It is "The Keystone Cops" in action.You younger guys look the name up on Utube.

[phitsanulokjohn]

I feel sorry for any family this unfortunate Guy may have.

It's gonna be an awful start to the new year for them.

[kiwikeith]

Wow...

Another suicide.

How much money was found at the deceased room?

Robbery seems to always not be a part of struggle.

Once again the bar stool crime scene investigators (BS-CSI) attribute an unfortunate death to sinister forces.

Holiday depression combined with possible alcohol, money and "love" issues and the prospect of returning home to dismal winter weather can be too much for some. Certainly more plausible than some thief or bar girl hurling a grown man off a balcony.

I don't suppose they will check the butts for Thai DNA as Thais would not do anything to assist a bungi jump without cord.

[trogers]

How narrow is the gap between buildings to take an hour to extract the corpse?

[jamie2009]

How narrow is the gap between buildings to take an hour to extract the corpse?

I stayed there last year, gap is very small, less than a metre !

Why not DNA the cigarette butts ?

[sabaii69]

Just wondering if a high rise hotel in Pattaya was to be named ' the broken hearts & suicide hotel ' would anyone check in?

( you can check in but you can never leave )

Hotel California (the hotel 'Heartbreak Hotel' famous in song was in a very remote, lonely part of Florida in Keenansville-gas station and bar there and you've seen it all). Go to nearby 'yeehaw junction' which is much busier with a small restaurant and two gas stations. yawn.

Oh, and why do they put 'suicide' as such in these reports?

[dotpoom]

May he RIP and condolences to his family and loved ones. I am just glad he never got the opportunity to read some of the sick comments here concerning his demise.

[i claudius]

Did he jump or was he pushed the latter maybe

The former most probably , comes here falls in love with some bar girl ,who takes his money and then dumps him ,when he realizes the "love of his life" (and half a dozen other guys) just saw him as an ATM he jumps

[Thunderbirds20]

It seems there is at least one death every day now, .... suicide, murder, accident, ... Pattaya is becoming a very dangerous place for Westerners to Vacation

[emilymat]

Tragic. But why the overturned table?. Better to stand on the bottom of the legs than the glass top?.

[hutchings1963]

Yet another one come all the way here to commit suicide,if he wanted to top himself why would the table be upside down,and also does he smoke? i think if he wanted to die he would have stayed in Sweden,much cheaper than a flight all the way here.

[smotherb]

Guys, this is not a joking subject, show some respect please.

While I agree this is not funny, especially to the deceased's family and friends; but it is peculiar. Why do so many farangs commit, or are associated with, suicide here in Thailand? Are there really that many unstable farangs who seek the comforts of Thailand to die; or whose instabilities exponentiate here to the point of ending it, or who are so gullible that the temporary relationships with sex or drugs they may encounter overwhelm their senses?

[springheeled jack]

another dodgy farang death in the los so many seem to come just to commit suicide ? I find it hard to believe heres a man in his prime everything before him obviously a lot on his mind decides to kill himself ? RIP

[Thailaw]

Tragic. But why the overturned table?. Better to stand on the bottom of the legs than the glass top?.

The reason for putting the table upside down is obvious--with only three legs (points of support), the table, if upright, will be very unstable. If you aren't very careful when standing on the table, you might fall.......

Edited December 31, 2015 by Thailaw

[IamNoone88]

Often a phone call can save such a tragedy. We would all help friends in need if only they asked and we had the means to do so. Trouble is its always tough to ask for help.

[Michael8511]

Smotherb, I agree but also in our home countries it's a high rate is suicide that never make the headlines as it does in Thailand. The reason can be several incl the ones you mention. I also believe that money and overspending on sex and alcohol is a huge factor. But again this is speculation but it's sad that people have nothing else to make fun of than Thai police and treads like this is not the place.

[grantbkk]

He knew the risks.

100% chance Thai Visa's pack of angry older gentlemen with little or no pension armed with an internet connection would wade in with wry humor and disrespect. This noble group of uniformed (tank, shorts and flip flops) busybodies have saved the lives of many a man contemplating suicide. No one wants their families to have to read through what these elderly wisemen post every time someone dies of the Pattata Plunge. These poor, often overlooked, happy hour chasers deserve their 2 small beers tonight. Happy New Year!