British dad mysteriously vanishes in Bangkok
A British dad has vanished in Thailand after failing to board his flight home—sparking fears from his distraught family.
The 33 year old Brit, James Sangwine, from Epping, Essex, jetted off to Bangkok on January 18 to visit a friend but hasn’t been heard from since he left for a night out on January 20. His partner, 38 year old Katie Maybin says he missed his son’s seventh birthday the next day—an unusual and worrying sign.
“He always calls, especially for our boy’s birthday but this time, nothing.”
Sangwine was last seen heading to the Abandoned Mansion Bar & Restaurant in Bangkok. A local couple who met him there texted Maybin, saying he had been out with friends that night. His phone has been off for over 10 days, and he has not reached out to any relatives.
Sangwine was due to fly home on January 24—but never boarded.
Katie reported him missing to the Royal Thai Police but claims she has received no updates.
“We haven’t been told anything. We just need to know what’s happened—whether he’s alive or not.”
The British man’s disappearance comes just weeks after another British tourist, 28 year old Regan Kelly, was found dead off the coast of Phuket. CCTV footage from his hostel showed him in a heated exchange with an unknown man before he was seen running towards the beach. The next morning, his body was discovered floating in the sea, reported Daily Mail UK.
Maybin is pleading for answers: “Someone must know where James is. We just need to bring him home.”
The British Embassy in Bangkok has been approached for comment.
In another missing Brit case, 27 year old Simon Robinson had disappeared from Bangkok when he didn’t board his flight home but was found later to have got on another flight to Finland instead.
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