Electrician, sister found dead in car with charcoal stove

Stress from jury war and depression may have motivated man’s behavior, say officers

NAKHON RATCHASIMA – On Friday nights, an engineer and his older sister, who had dementia, were discovered dead in a vehicle parked at a church in the Muang district of this northern province. The auto contained a coal stove.

Around 9 o’clock on Friday at Wat Nong Phai in tambon Phor Klang, officers and rescue personnel responded to a statement about the murders. A dark Toyota Vios with Nakhon Ratchasima license plates and an engine that was running was discovered by authorities inside the temple grounds next to a palace.

Yotthawat Khasabai, a 40-year-old engineer at the Provincial Electricity Authority’s Nakhon Ratchasima company, was found deceased in the driver’s seat. His girlfriend, 42-year-old Yuwanida Khasabai, was found in the front passenger seat.

A nice stove with remains, a bag of charcoal, a jug of cooking oil, and a roll of tissue paper were found in the back of the driver’s seat. About four days prior to the body ‘ discovery, according to police, the pair allegedly suffocated.

A criminal official examines a coal range and other items found in the vehicle carrying two bodies of the deceased at the temple in Nakhon Ratchasima. ( Photo: Prasit Tangprasert )

Jiradet Phudtalae, mind of Nong Phai Moo 2 community, told police that priests spotted the coupe arriving at the church at 1.42pm on Friday. The vehicle left the vehicle to make a phone contact before using the restroom, causing the engine to start. He later came back into the car and remained there.

Around 9 am, a priest, preparing to near the entrance gate of the church, noticed the vehicle still parked with its motor running. The priest called the settlement head, authorities, and rescue workers for examination after he repeatedly knocked on the car door without getting a response.

After being summonsed by a court order relating to a dangerous road accident that resulted in a loss of life, the wife of the dying drivers and other family members informed officers that Yotthawat had been suffering from depression. Yuwanida lived with dementia, and he was contesting the case in court.

Yotthawat had invited their family to visit them in taking his sister from her residence in Muang area for a food before the incident. However, the mom declined, citing various agreements.

According to a authorities investigation, the Seed engineer had bought the range, coal and other products before arriving at the church. Authorities speculated that he may have attempted suicide by igniting the coal, which also caused his girlfriend to drown. &nbsp,

Stress from the courtroom war, coupled with his despair, perhaps had driven him to do so, authorities reported. The man likewise had records of his medical care at the Nakhon Ratchasima Rajanagarindra Psychiatric Hospital.

His family was distressed and moved by the body.