Pattaya expat and Thai wife murdered in Amsterdam

 

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PATTAYA: -- A Dutch man and his Thai wife have been found dead in Amsterdam.

 

The bodies of Pattaya expat Pieter Hoovers, 54, and his Thai wife were found in an apartment in Amsterdam’s Ceintuurbaan on Monday.

 

Dutch police said the couple met a violent death and died in suspicious circumstances.

 

Police were called by Hoovers' relatives after the couple had not been seen for a couple of days.

 

Hoovers had owned the Hoek van Holland restaurant in Jomtien from 2002 and had lived in Pattaya since the late 1990’s. More recently had been dividing his time between Thailand and Holland.

 

Dutch media reports that Hoovers was a well known figure in the Amsterdam music scene and had also competed to a high standard in martial arts.

 

A report in Het Parool claims that Hoovers had links to the criminal world in both Holland and Thailand.

 

-- © Copyright Thai Visa News 2017-07-18

 

Drug world ?

A troll post has been removed, this happened in Holland

If Google translation didn't fool me:

He left Thailand a couple of months ago and left behind creditors.

That is consistent with posts in another thread that his restaurant in Jomtien is closed.

 

24 minutes ago, KhunBENQ said:

If Google translation didn't fool me:

He left Thailand a couple of months ago and left behind creditors.

That is consistent with posts in another thread that his restaurant in Jomtien is closed.

 

What you are saying could be right but I did not read it in the article of the parool that was in the OP there it did not mention creditors. 

Generally, Thai Mafia types would have access to immigration databases, including hotels etc visited in Thailand and home address in farangland  and they would  probably get the hitman to do a drug run as well as shoot the victim (to justify the cost)... the impetus would be how much face they have lost in Thailand. With smart mobile phones it is also easy to distribute photos of the victims to overseas Thais if they are not able to immediately track him down. No idea about this case but generally anything is possible.

7 minutes ago, gregchambers said:

Generally, Thai Mafia types would have access to immigration databases, including hotels etc visited in Thailand and home address in farangland  and they would  probably get the hitman to do a drug run as well as shoot the victim (to justify the cost)... the impetus would be how much face they have lost in Thailand. With smart mobile phones it is also easy to distribute photos of the victims to overseas Thais if they are not able to immediately track him down. No idea about this case but generally anything is possible.

You've been watching too much movies!!!

8 minutes ago, gregchambers said:

  and they would  probably get the hitman to do a drug run as well as shoot the victim (to justify the cost)...

And buy some cheap duty free on the return journey !

To many movies,,,,?? I am not so sure about that. It is not everyday that a Thai expat & Thai wife gets shot or killed

half way around the world....Gotta be a reason other than his ugly face would you not think

26 minutes ago, LennyW said:

You've been watching too much movies!!!

Maybe not!

RIP,

Might have pissed off the wrong guys. Kind a Krabi story in Amsterdam, probably. 

I love the crack investigators on thaivisa.com, solving every case without the burden of too much evidence!  

Hoovers, according to newspapers, allegedly tipped the hit-man/murderer the whereabouts of another Dutchman (Mieremet) who got killed in Pattaya in 2005.

The correct name of 'the other' Dutchman was John Mieremet.

More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mieremet

28 minutes ago, wealthychef said:

I love the crack investigators on thaivisa.com, solving every case without the burden of too much evidence!  

 

I'm sure the RTP must come on here, read what the TV sleuths say, then go off and crack the case.

1 hour ago, gregchambers said:

Generally, Thai Mafia types would have access to immigration databases, including hotels etc visited in Thailand and home address in farangland  and they would  probably get the hitman to do a drug run as well as shoot the victim (to justify the cost)... the impetus would be how much face they have lost in Thailand. With smart mobile phones it is also easy to distribute photos of the victims to overseas Thais if they are not able to immediately track him down. No idea about this case but generally anything is possible.

1 hour ago, LennyW said:

You've been watching too much movies!!!

Exactly,...A hit man doing a drug run to justify the costs ? absurd !!! risking to be caught with drugs to bring attention to he's activities !?!? to mad for words !!!

Regards. 

31 minutes ago, Halfaboy said:

The correct name of 'the other' Dutchman was John Mieremet.

More info: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/John_Mieremet

very Interesting,....THX for posting ! I heard of some of this story's !

Regards.

2 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

And buy some cheap duty free on the return journey !

Ha ha ha haaa, good one !!! this made my day. thx.

40 minutes ago, KKr said:

Hoovers, according to newspapers, allegedly tipped the hit-man/murderer the whereabouts of another Dutchman (Mieremet) who got killed in Pattaya in 2005.

As they say in Dutch, "loontje komt om zijn boontje",...could be translated by "he was paid back" !!!

Just another "quality tourist" in pattaya..    from pattaya.  stay away from english  talk-people  if you want be safe in pattaya. 

2 hours ago, Thaiwrath said:

And buy some cheap duty free on the return journey !

He'll need to steer clear of King Power then.

1 hour ago, wealthychef said:

I love the crack investigators on thaivisa.com, solving every case without the burden of too much evidence!  

Someone has to do it...............the RTP? Call "Ghost Busters"    

1 hour ago, wealthychef said:

I love the crack investigators on thaivisa.com, solving every case without the burden of too much evidence!  

This technique seems standard practice also with the regular local boys in brown, don't you think?

 

After your very constructive criticism on TV posters, what would be your comment/opinion on the issue????

1 hour ago, wealthychef said:

I love the crack investigators on thaivisa.com, solving every case without the burden of too much evidence!  

Good job !! They solve all crimes from the sofa !

56 minutes ago, Stardust314 said:

Just another "quality tourist" in pattaya..    from pattaya.  stay away from english  talk-people  if you want be safe in pattaya. 

 

As mr. Pieter Hoovers was a Dutchman you could expect him to speak Dutch, be it that it would most probably be with an Amsterdam accent.

6 hours ago, esprit said:

Drug world ?

It's worse than that, he was involved with another murder 10 years ago.

His name was John Mieremet, assassins kilded him that time.

yep mafia catches up with them. pataya a beautiful place to stay away from.

2 hours ago, wealthychef said:

I love the crack investigators on thaivisa.com, solving every case without the burden of too much evidence!  

As they say.... ya gotta play with the tackle God gave you.

 

if you can't get your head around that, save yourself some heartache and unsubscribe, because this is about as good as it gets.... better actually, coming from a non Thai source.