Man killed while ‘stealing’ electric cables

The body discovered beneath the skywalk in the Sathon city had been there for four to five months.

Rescue workers prepare to take the body of an unidentified man from a service space underneath a skywalk in Sathon district of Bangkok to a hospital. (Photo: Poh Teck Tung foundation)
An unnamed man’s brain is being transported by rescuers to a doctor from a company area underneath a skywalk in Bangkok’s Sathon district. ( Photo: Poh Teck Tung foundation )

In the Sathon city of Bangkok, the body of an unexplained male has been discovered in a service area beneath a skywalk.

According to authorities, the man was electrocuted while attempting to steal electrical wires from the skywalk above the Sathon-Narathiwat crossing, which is believed to have happened at least four or five weeks ago.

Police arrived at the scene on Thursday night after being informed by a city engineer who had located the body.

While examining the bones for a power outage, the engineer stumbled across them.

The boy’s bones had dried up and had decayed. He was found wearing a flashlight-mounted hat. A local tote bag with many models of pliers and screws was discovered.

A pair of pliers was discovered encroaching on a cord. He was electrocuted while cutting wires in an attempt to seize them, according to the officers.

His system has been taken to King Chulalongkorn Memorial Hospital for a medical examination and recognition.