Man Found Dead Under Bed in Pattaya Apartment, Foul Play Suspected

A Thai man was found dead under his bed in a South Pattaya apartment, his body partially hidden and a towel stuffed in his mouth, raising suspicions of foul play.


At 4:00 AM on April 2nd, Pattaya Police received a report of a mysterious death inside a rental apartment in South Pattaya. Police immediately rushed to the scene.


The scene was a four-story apartment building. Inside a room on the second floor, officers found the body of a Thai man, later identified only as Mr. Nai. He was completely naked, lying face down with the upper half of his body—head to mid-torso—wedged under the bed.

A blue towel was stuffed inside his mouth, and there was a wound, approximately 4-5 cm long, on the right side of his abdomen. Blood had pooled around his body. It was estimated that he had been dead for at least three days, as the body had begun decomposing.

Upon inspecting the room, police found no signs of a struggle or theft. However, at the foot of the deceased, there were dishes, condiments, a food container, and a soup bag scattered on the floor, suggesting he had been about to eat. On the bed, his mobile phone was plugged into a charger, and a fake firearm was also found. Under the bed, police discovered two suitcases, each measuring 20-24 inches, along with a cardboard box.

Mr. Sekson, 44, a bar owner in Jomtien and a close friend of the deceased, stated that the last time he saw Mr. Nai was on the night of March 28th. Mr. Nai had been drinking at his bar until around 8:00 AM on March 29th before taking a motorcycle taxi back to his room. After that, he became unreachable.


At around 2:00 AM on April 2nd, Mr. Nai’s friends grew concerned about his disappearance and decided to check on him at his apartment. They found the door locked from the inside. When they called his phone, it rang without being answered. Soon after, they noticed a foul smell emanating from the room. They then contacted the apartment owner to unlock the door with a spare key, only to discover Mr. Nai’s body under the bed. They immediately called the police.

Mr. Sekson also noted that Mr. Nai always wore a five-baht gold necklace before his death.


Forensic officers have conducted a thorough examination of the scene, but due to the body’s state of decomposition, police have yet to determine the cause of death. The body has been sent to the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the Police General Hospital for a detailed autopsy to ascertain the exact cause of death.

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Drinking until 8am. What a trooper.

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Forensic officers have conducted a thorough examination of the scene, but due to the body’s state of decomposition, police have yet to determine the cause of death. The body has been sent to the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the Police General Hospital for a detailed autopsy to ascertain the exact cause of death.

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Worry not, teak doors resident pathologist, 'arry the scalpel", will be along shortly with an update.

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Originally Posted by misskit

a towel stuffed in his mouth, raising suspicions of foul play.

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no fooling these sleuths, personally I only do that reading Hal and foaming at the mouth:rofl:

Suicide?

Gay Pattaya man found dead under bed, gold necklace missing

A Thai bar owner in Pattaya found his LGBTQIA+ friend lying dead under his bed with a blue towel in his mouth, and his gold necklace, worth nearly 250,000 baht, was missing.


The owner of a bar in Pattaya, Sakesan, discovered the lifeless body of his friend, 30 year old Nai, in his room on the second floor of a four-storey apartment in Soi Kor Phai 4/5 in the Bang Lamung district of Pattaya today, April 2. He immediately contacted officers from Mueang Pattaya Police Station to investigate his friend’s death.




Officers revealed to Channel 8 that Nai was found lying naked and face down, with the upper part of his body under the bed. His mouth was stuffed with a dark blue cloth, and he had a deep wound, approximately 4-5 centimetres deep, to his stomach. However, the weapon used to inflict the injury had not yet been identified.


Police suspected that Nai had died at least three days before his body was discovered. His remains were swollen and emitted a strong, unpleasant odour throughout the area.

Upon investigating the room, officers found a dish, a box of food, a plastic bag of soup, and condiments near his feet.


They suspected that Nai had prepared to eat before his death. His mobile phone was still charging. A fake gun, two pieces of luggage, and a cardboard box were also found at the scene.

Sakesan informed police that Nai was a member of the LGBTQIA+ community and had a long-distance relationship with his German boyfriend, who financially supported him. Nai was a regular at his bar, and Sakesan last saw him on March 29.


On that day, Nai had been drinking beer at the bar before returning to his accommodation via a motorcycle taxi. After he became unresponsive to calls and messages from Sakesan and other friends, they decided to check on him at his apartment.

Upon arrival, they noticed a strong, unpleasant odour and requested a spare key from the apartment owner to enter the room. Sakesan was shocked by the tragic scene and became suspicious of the circumstances surrounding Nai’s death.


Sakesan also noted that Nai always wore a gold necklace worth nearly 250,000 baht, but it was missing.


Nai’s body is currently undergoing an autopsy, and police are conducting a further investigation into the case.

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A blue towel was stuffed inside his mouth, and there was a wound, approximately 4-5 cm long, on the right side of his abdomen. Blood had pooled around his body.

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I'll take a wild guess and say he was stabbed.

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Forensic officers have conducted a thorough examination of the scene, but due to the body’s state of decomposition, police have yet to determine the cause of death. The body has been sent to the Institute of Forensic Medicine at the Police General Hospital for a detailed autopsy to ascertain the exact cause of death.

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OK.

I would hazard a guess that this was the revenge of the wild gold necklace. Having suffered a lifetime of sadness, hanging around a chickenhead's neck, the gold necklace saw an opportunity and jumped off his neck and under the bed. As he was checking for the lost necklace under the bed, he slipped and fell onto one of the necklace's partner-in-crime, Cyrille the carving knife. With the damage inflicted, they both legged it and found refuge in the kitchen drawer.

Another case solved...