Banglamung –
A foreign tourist with an unknown identity was found dead and unclothed in a rental room in the Banglamung district of Chonburi yesterday evening, April 23rd.
Superintendent Kullachart Kullachai and officers from the Pattaya Police station arrived at a residence on Soi Chaiyapoon in Central Pattaya around 5:00 P.M. on Saturday after being alerted of a foreigner’s death in a room inside the residence.
The deceased, whose name and identity remain unknown as of press time, was found naked across from the door to his bedroom. According to the initial inspection, the man was approximately around 40-60 years old. The room was sparsely furnished with very few belongings or items.
Inside the room, a large pile of dried blood was found on the floor near a pair of black shoes. Pieces of bottles, snacks, and garbage was scattered on a wooden table. Spots of blood were also found in the bathroom. A wound was also discovered at the back of the deceased man’s neck.
A maid and receptionist at the residence, Saifon Khamdee, 41, told Pattaya police that the foreigner was staying for 3-4 days but she did not know his identity as the residence owner who kept all the documents could not be reached at the moment.
Saifon stated that the deceased did not have any suspicious behaviors and looked healthy every time she met him. He even reportedly presented her with his recent Covid-19 ATK result which was found negative.
On Saturday evening before the incident, she said that she did not see the man leaving his room, so she went up to look and smelled a strong odor coming out of his room. She then called her brother to help open the door only to find out that the foreigner was already dead.
Initially, the body was transferred and stored in the police hospital for an autopsy while the police would continue their investigation to identify the deceased’s name and nationality before contacting the embassy to coordinate and contact his relatives in the further step.
Pattaya Police will wait for an autopsy before jumping to any conclusions about the cause of the man’s death. TPN media will provide any further updates to this story should they become available.
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