Thai man arrested over death of Thai woman with tattoos in Chon Buri
Police arrested a Thai man over the death of a Thai woman with tattoos who was found buried in Chon Buri province. Officers insisted her case was unrelated to the body of a Thai man found near the scene.
Locals in the Huay Yai district of Chon Buri discovered the lifeless body of the unidentified Thai woman buried in a cassava plantation on Sattahip-Nakhon Ratchasima Road on December 2. No personal documents are available for officers to identify her identity.
A day later, the body of a Thai man was found hanging from a tree 2 kilometres away, leading officers to suspect a link between the two cases. The man was identified as 33 year old Jeeraphan Jantarot, who reportedly experienced a conflict rooted in jealousy with his wife before the discovery of his lifeless body.
Subsequently, officers initiated a thorough investigation to ascertain the identity of the woman and uncover the motive behind her demise. In the absence of personal documents, the officers utilised her tattoos – specifically, the word สายเถื่à¸à¸™ (savage) – and images of two Thai hermits as vital clues to trace her family and relatives.
Fortunately, officers received communication from a 26 year old Thai man, Ponlawat Phumsiri, who disclosed that the dead woman was his 27 year old wife Janjira, also known as Som. Som resided in the central province of Suphan Buri and had gone missing from her residence on November 30.
Ponlawat said he saw the news about an unidentified dead woman in Chon Buri and realised she was his wife because of her tattoos. He did not believe his wife had died because she was still talking to her cousin, 27 year old Aoom, on December 1 and 2.
Secret affair leads to murder
The cousin, Aoom, later revealed that a Thai man, 34 year old Patchayatham “Non” Samutthongdaeng, could be the murderer. Aoom explained that Som and Non were colleagues and having an affair. She and Non went out together on November 30, and Som did not return home.
Aoom said she spoke to Som via the chatting application, and she still responded to her on December 1 and 2. Aoom became curious about Som’s disappearance when seeing the news.
Believing that Non was the person who replied to her on the application, Aoom decided to travel to Chon Buri with Ponlawat to check on the dead body and found that it was Som.
Ponlawat said he had never known or suspected the secret relationship between the two. He was shocked to learn the truth from Aoom and other relatives.
Police urged Non’s family to convince Non to turn himself in. Non agreed to surrender himself to the police yesterday, December 7, and admitted to killing Som out of jealousy.
Non said he engaged in a heated argument with Som and accidentally strangled Som to death. He decided to take her body to the car and drove from Suphan Buri to Chon Buri to bury her.
The Superintendent of Huay Yai Police Station, Surakit In-am, reported that the deaths of Som and another Thai man named Jeeraphan were under his supervision. The investigation showed that the two cases were unrelated, even though the bodies were found close to each other.
Som was killed by Non and it is understood that Jeeraphan took his own life after a conflict with his wife. The killer, Non, would be charged with premeditated murder and concealing the body and evidence of the murder.
ORIGINAL STORY: Chilling cassava discovery: Unidentified woman’s body unearthed near Huay Yai highway
A chilling discovery surfaced in Chon Buri province when an unidentified woman’s body was found in a cassava plantation near Highway 331 Sattahip-Nakhon Ratchasima in Huay Yai. The body was discovered on Saturday, December 2, hidden approximately 50 metres into the jungle from the main road. The age of the victim is estimated to be between 35 and 40 years old.
The Huay Yai police were called to the scene, where they observed that the unidentified woman was wearing a red T-shirt and boxer shorts, without any underwear. The condition of the body suggested that she had been dead for about three days before the discovery.
No personal identification was found on the unidentified woman’s body, which made the task of identifying the victim more challenging. Further, the state of the remains rendered it difficult for clear signs of injury to be identified, although abrasions were noted on the right leg.
Adding to the mysterious circumstances surrounding the discovery, the woman was found covered with a white blanket adorned with cartoon patterns. Tucked inside the blanket was a “yant khai” fabric talisman, a spiritual amulet used in Thai culture to ward off evil spirits.
This particular detail led locals to speculate that an attempt might have been made to protect the body from malevolent spirits. These items were subsequently collected by authorities as part of the evidence.
As it stands, the cause of the incident has yet to be determined. Investigators are working tirelessly to ascertain if this was a result of a criminal act or a non-criminal incident. The body has since been transported to the Police Hospital, where a detailed autopsy will be carried out.
This autopsy is expected to shed light on the cause of death and hopefully, provide clues to the woman’s identity, reported Pattaya News.
The Huay Yai police urge anyone with information relating to the unidentified woman to come forward. The case remains under active investigation, with the authorities keen on establishing the sequence of events leading up to the woman’s death.
