Police checking Video to learn more about motions of 48-year-old before he took his life
PUBLISHED: 7 Mar 2025 at 18: 54
PATTAYA- A Asian male has been found hanged from a branch on Koh Larn, an area popular with day-trippers just off the beach of this seaside town in Chon Buri province.
The identification of the brain was reported to police at 4.30pm on Thursday, said Pol Col Anan Mahakitassawakul, an inspection officer at the Pattaya City place.
When officers, investigative authorities and rescue workers arrived in the wooded area near the stance behind Khao Phra Yai, overlooking two beaches on the island, they found the body of a foreign person hanging from the trees with a cord tied around his chest.
Less than 10 metres from the body, they found a black hooded long-sleeve clothing, a colour hiking hat, a head case, a cigarette pack, a lighter, a photo of an old woman, two packs of Viagra and a pair of Mobile earphones.
They also found a passport of a Japanese man on a stone bench inside a nearby pavilion. It showed the man’s age as 48. Forensic technicians collected the passport and other personal belongings as evidence.
A security guard with Pattaya City municipality told police that a tourist had alerted him about the discovery of the body in the forested area. He and his team immediately inspected, cordoned off the area and alerted police.
Authorities were examining video from closed-circuit television cameras from nearby areas to find possible clues about the exact cause of death.
Rescue workers took the body to Bhattamakun Hospital pending notification of relatives.
Personal belongings and a photo of an elderly woman were found near the body of the Japanese man. ( Photo: Chaiyot Pupattanapong )