Monk jumps 21 floors but misses safety airbag in Thonburi drama

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Monk jumps 21 floors but misses safety airbag in Thonburi drama


Image: Thairath

BANGKOK:-- A monk being investigated for stealing 11 million baht from a temple jumped to his death from a 21st floor balcony in Thonburi yesterday evening.

He missed an airbag that police and fire services had positioned to try and save him, reports Thairath.

Police said that Jarupat Sriwaranon was a serial fraudster and thief from Rayong. After a series of cases against him he had been ordained and got a high ranking position at the Chak Yai temple in Chantaburi.

Instead of devoting himself to a life of pious denial he pinched 11 million baht from the temple coffers to spend on himself. Police trailed him to the Tha Phra area of Thonburi where he came to have cosmetic surgery.

In arresting him in his rented room on the 21st floor of a 28 storey block, Jarupat asked to go to the toilet. While officers were distracted he went onto the balcony.

Police and fire services coordinated to position an air bag below the balcony but 45 minutes later Jarupat jumped - and missed it. He died instantly at the scene.

Investigators said that Jarupat had been convicted multiple times for fraud and theft on the eastern seaboard before entering the monkhood where he stepped up his criminal ways.

Source: Thairath

-- 2016-04-08

[docshock13]

Karma is a bitch sometimes.

[condo bought]

Only 11 mil.

And got himself caught.

Amateur.

[TheCruncher]

Police said that Jarupat Sriwaranon was a serial fraudster and thief from Rayong. After a series of cases against him he had been ordained and got a high ranking position at the Chak Yai temple in Chantaburi.

Says all about Thai Buddhism.

[alocacoc]

Even if he would hit the airbag, he would survive? From the 21st floor? If so, this could be a nice tourist attraction. As well for members of the Pattaya Balcony Flying Club.

Actually this is a great idea. The government should consider to equip high rise buildings with airbags.

Edited April 8, 2016 by alocacoc

[thequietman]

Clearly needed one of these.

[toybits]

Opps! Back to Physics 101. Or, must be the wind... Karma can be a bit ch.

[alocacoc]

He decided to jump, but waited 45 Minutes till the airbag was ready, and then he missed it. Was he looking only for an adrenaline kick? In the next life, better take the elevator.

[leeneeds]

Needed another 35 floors to be able to put his arse through his head

from the stop.

11 million sure not worth the jump or the thoughts going down.

another sad end to a greedy insipid life.

[kannot]

if only theyd all do it!!

[simon43]

he pinched 11 million baht from the temple coffers ...

Seems a rather large amount of money for a temple's coffers?

Oh wait! TiT. Silly me

[NeilSA1]

I don't want to see a squashed body on the floor but why bother with the pixelated photo published ? Surely they could have printed a file photo of the monk, or even of the building.

[doremifasol]

Maybe it looked like the air bag was placed there

to save his life but wasn't.

Whoops! Better luck next time........

[Fookhaht]

I don't want to see a squashed body on the floor but why bother with the pixelated photo published ? Surely they could have printed a file photo of the monk, or even of the building.

21 floors, dude. Maybe the photo wasn't pixelated?

[Misterwhisper]

To the scene, quick!

I bet there'll be lottery numbers identifiable in the huge blood stain on the concrete pavement.

[Pib]

Police said that Jarupat Sriwaranon was a serial fraudster and thief from Rayong. After a series of cases against him he had been ordained and got a high ranking position at the Chak Yai temple in Chantaburi.

The Chak Yai temple definitely has a unique promotion system. Apparently its, "You got money; you get promoted!"

[djjamie]

RIP

[Jeremy50]

Perhaps didn't excel in levitation classes.

[Jim walker]

maybe some of the monks from his old monastery gave the airbag a gentle shove a good ending for a thief save a few more people from loosing their money

[LawrenceN]

What is the point of that pixellated photo? "Here's a blur to look at, folks!"

[DLock]

RIP

Rest in Pieces.

[LoZth]

HE missed the bag hmmmmmm.

Shouldn't that read the guys with the bag were in the wrong place and missed him?

[Maggusoil]

Police said that Jarupat Sriwaranon was a serial fraudster and thief from Rayong. After a series of cases against him he had been ordained and got a high ranking position at the Chak Yai temple in Chantaburi.

Says all about Thai Buddhism.

. . . and what does a good con man say about Thai Buddhism. Perhaps you are unconnable but monks aren't? Something superior like that?

[RichardColeman]

Apparently, he agreed to throw the money down first !

[klauskunkel]

... and all the cosmetic surgery he had done is now spread out down below...

[gandalf12]

After falling something like 200 feet he wouldnt have survived had he hit the air bag

[thesetat2013]

Even if he would hit the airbag, he would survive? From the 21st floor? If so, this could be a nice tourist attraction. As well for members of the Pattaya Balcony Flying Club.

Actually this is a great idea. The government should consider to equip high rise buildings with airbags.

A lot of good it did this time! What's the point of having and using airbags if the dummies setting it up don't know where to put it.

[soalbundy]

you would have to have a heart of stone not to laugh at this

[Srikcir]

While officers were distracted he went onto the balcony.

So unprofessional and their laxness allowed a suicide.

[NoBrainer]

29 posts and not one shows any compassion for the deceased.

It's a Cruel, Cruel World.