Irishman denies involvement in Thai girlfriend’s death in Pattaya
An Irishman denied any knowledge of his Thai girlfriend’s death after reportedly staying with her body for three days in an apartment in Pattaya before other residents noticed the unpleasant odour.
Officers from Mueang Pattaya Police Station were called to the five-storey apartment in Banglamung district, Pattaya, to investigate the mysterious death of 45 year old Thai woman Duangta. Police, accompanied by a medical team and rescuers, arrived at the scene at around 1pm yesterday, December 22.
In the fifth-floor room, officers discovered Duangta’s body on the bed. She was wearing only denim shorts and no shirt. Her body was in an advanced state of decomposition, and it was estimated that she had been dead for at least three days prior to being found.
There were no signs of a struggle or physical assault in the room. The foreign man staying with her, 77 year old Irishman Bearach Beataidh, was not present at the scene. Reportedly, he left the apartment on the morning of the day the caretaker decided to check inside the room.
Police located Beataidh later that same day, walking along Jomtien Beach near the Grand Jomtien Palace Hotel. He was escorted back to the apartment for questioning.
Beataidh claimed that Duangta was physically assaulted by someone and requested to stay in the room with him. According to his account, the woman had been staying with him since December 18, while he checked into the apartment on December 16. He initially rented the room daily before changing to a monthly rental agreement.
Beataidh did not report Duangta’s death to the apartment staff and remained in the room with her decomposing body until yesterday. He insisted that he had no idea what caused her death.
Apartment staff revealed that Beataidh frequently brought different women to the room but had never exhibited suspicious behaviour.
Duangta’s body has been sent to the Institute of Forensic Medicine for an autopsy to determine whether she died from natural causes or as a result of foul play.
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