British expat found dead at Kamala home

[rooster59]

British expat found dead at Kamala home

Police found no signs of a struggle or that the home had been ransacked. Photo: Kamala Police

PHUKET: A British expat was found dead in front of his home in Kamala this morning.

A neighbor discovered Thomas Robert Putnam, 52, hanging by his neck from a beam in his front yard.

“We received a call from Mr Putnam’s landlord, Jarin Sattaman, whose father found him hanging in front of the house,” confirmed Lt Navin Petchjan of the Kamala Police.

Full story: http://www.phuketgazette.net/phuket-news/British-expat-found-dead-Kamala-home/62884?desktopversion

-- Phuket Gazette 2016-01-16

[nkg]

RIP, Mr Putnam.

Samaritans Thailand phone number:

Edited January 15, 2016 by nkg

[hgma]

R.I.P Sir

My thought are with the ones who loved and raised you,may you find eternal peace.

52.....far to early!

[catman20]

very sad to say but I suspect another man did not have his life in order, you see so many men here get into these possions

[phitsanulokjohn]

Terribly sad.Far too many suicides amongst foreigners here.Paradise was never mean't to be this way.

RIP fellow countryman.

[Somtamnication]

RIP. I am saying this weekly now.

[godden]

Yes RIP old son

[springheeled jack]

not particularly old to be hanging himself the only thing I can think of his girlfriend left him he couldn't get over it maybe that or he was running short of cash.

[slipperylobster]

So many choose this path....

Surely tomorrow is a brighter day, if they would just sail through the storm.

Shortest way is straight through it..man the helm...hunker down and endure.

Edited January 16, 2016 by slipperylobster

[SOTIRIOS]

.....not many options unfortunately.....so much for the 'welcome'.....all conditional....

[onni4me]

Surely tomorrow is a brighter day, if they would just sail through the storm.

BS, he made his choice and we can at least respect that.

The world is coming more and more difficult to put up with. I see no shame taking ones own life.

RIP

[LivinginKata]

not particularly old to be hanging himself the only thing I can think of his girlfriend left him he couldn't get over it maybe that or he was running short of cash.

None of us know about his financial or emotional state. Let's all just lament his death ... RIP

[soc]

Poor man, who knows what was going through his head?

52 is far too early.

RIP, Mate.

[Mr Money Bags]

Suicide is a foolishy permanent solution to a likely temporary set of difficulties.

Throwing away life should always be a time for lamentation.

RIP, Sad Soul, I hope you find your peace......

You're Welcome!!

[NamKangMan]

not particularly old to be hanging himself the only thing I can think of his girlfriend left him he couldn't get over it maybe that or he was running short of cash.

The motives you suggest are not uncommon here, however, maybe he was suffering from a terminal illness, and decided to end his life before going through a slow and painful death.

Medial euthanasia is something many countries are now debating to legalize, so sufferers can have a painless and dignified passing.

RIP.

[TKDfella]

Most of us have no conception of what this type of person goes through and I have been very close to a person who committed suicide in the UK. A broken heart, fear of the world, total confusion brought on by an accident (as in my friends case)...the list goes on. At 52 years old there is still much one can do but Thomas Robert Putnam chose a sad route to see and do none of it. R.I.P. my fellow countryman. Perhaps a time for us all to reflect on what we have lost but to cherish what we still have.

[AhFarangJa]

A sad situation that he had no-one to turn too, my condolences to his relatives, if any. Suicide always effects the people around you, and it never goes away, please, never be afraid or embarrassed to hold out a hand for help....

R.I.P. Fellow Countryman.

[AhFarangJa]

TKDFella, you posted as I was typing....I have the same situation as you ....If the message gets to one person then it will be worth it to save a life.

[stoneyboy]

Such a tragedy.

From the picture he was a fellow West Ham fan.

RIP from one Hammer to another.

[Khon Kaen Dave]

This guy was found hanging OUTSIDE his house????? Why does everybody naturally assume this was a suicide? There are plenty other places to off oneself.Why outside.Couldn't this have been a warning to others?No one knows,at present what this guy was into.A hanging on display is not the usual way to do it.

DDK

[Bakseeda]

not particularly old to be hanging himself the only thing I can think of his girlfriend left him he couldn't get over it maybe that or he was running short of cash.

Thank God you are not a doctor ,,,,,,,

[phuketandsee]

not particularly old to be hanging himself the only thing I can think of his girlfriend left him he couldn't get over it maybe that or he was running short of cash.

I understand the report is inaccurate in that he was closer to 65. I am also told he had overstayed by more than 9 months and had financial difficulties.

I agree with the other poster that hanging outside is odd. I also think there may be more to this but, as usual, the BiB will not investigate.

[stoneyboy]

This guy was found hanging OUTSIDE his house????? Why does everybody naturally assume this was a suicide? There are plenty other places to off oneself.Why outside.Couldn't this have been a warning to others?No one knows,at present what this guy was into.A hanging on display is not the usual way to do it.

DDK

It possibly is if you have exposed overhead steel work outside your home and not inside.

Either way it's another needless death here.

[Lex Talionis]

This guy was found hanging OUTSIDE his house????? Why does everybody naturally assume this was a suicide? There are plenty other places to off oneself.Why outside.Couldn't this have been a warning to others?No one knows,at present what this guy was into.A hanging on display is not the usual way to do it.

DDK

It possibly is if you have exposed overhead steel work outside your home and not inside.

Either way it's another needless death here.

Exactly. A Frenchman went out the same way almost exactly a year ago.

http://www.samuitimes.com/french-man-found-hanged-koh-tao-hands-tied-behind-back-foul-play-suspected/

[loonytune]

very sad to say but I suspect another man did not have his life in order, you see so many men here get into these possions

room looks far more orderly than mine. perhaps too much order was the problem lol

[loonytune]

cant see a computer so it cant of been from reading thaivisa too much

[slipperylobster]

Surely tomorrow is a brighter day, if they would just sail through the storm.

BS, he made his choice and we can at least respect that.

The world is coming more and more difficult to put up with. I see no shame taking ones own life.

RIP

I don't agree. Difficulties aside, (we all have them), it pains the parents, friends and children.

My best friend shot himself and his mom and dad flew in. They never recovered....he was 38...just a quarrel with his wife.

I never respected him for doing that...nor saw the sense in it.

[Lex Talionis]

A very great man once said:

"They tell us that suicide is the greatest act of cowardice... that suicide is wrong; when it is quite obvious that there is nothing in the world to which every man has a more unassailable title than to his own life and person."

Edited January 16, 2016 by Lex Talionis

[TKDfella]

A very great man once said:

"They tell us that suicide is the greatest act of cowardice... that suicide is wrong; when it is quite obvious that there is nothing in the world to which every man has a more unassailable title than to his own life and person."

I do understand this and think life is the most important attribute that the universe has given; but then some people do get so utterly depressed that they are unable to balance values for anything and they see no future for themselves at all. As I posted earlier, a friend of mine committed suicide but he was victim of an accident in a dockyard and a piece of timber pierced his left lung. He recovered an was able to return to work but it was already apparent that his mind just wasn't the same. He had many consultations with doctors as they tried to determined why he had changed, to no avail. One day I was walking back from the local shops and I saw someone standing on the top of a high rise block of flats no too far away and thought it was work going on. I then saw the person simply go to the edge and step off. By the time I got to the scene an ambulance was just arriving. It was my friend and he had already been identified by others. As I have posted before, I have no comprehension about the state of his mind.

[Lex Talionis]

A very great man once said:

"They tell us that suicide is the greatest act of cowardice... that suicide is wrong; when it is quite obvious that there is nothing in the world to which every man has a more unassailable title than to his own life and person."

I do understand this and think life is the most important attribute that the universe has given; but then some people do get so utterly depressed that they are unable to balance values for anything and they see no future for themselves at all. As I posted earlier, a friend of mine committed suicide but he was victim of an accident in a dockyard and a piece of timber pierced his left lung. He recovered an was able to return to work but it was already apparent that his mind just wasn't the same. He had many consultations with doctors as they tried to determined why he had changed, to no avail. One day I was walking back from the local shops and I saw someone standing on the top of a high rise block of flats no too far away and thought it was work going on. I then saw the person simply go to the edge and step off. By the time I got to the scene an ambulance was just arriving. It was my friend and he had already been identified by others. As I have posted before, I have no comprehension about the state of his mind.

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I have to admit your friends case sounds like a strange one. From what I gather there was no head injury in the original accident and yet the purely physical trauma somehow unbalanced him. Human life is incredibly precarious and sometimes a major accident or illness makes us suddenly aware of just how vulnerable we are. This can be hugely unsettling particularly to a person who fixates on things. I don't know if this was your friends case of course.

But to my mind this life is just one in a series and sometimes it is better to just move along to the next one. Just like all things suicide can be bad or good depending on the circumstances. But it is only tragic if you believe that this life is the only one.

Edited January 17, 2016 by Lex Talionis