Thai man found dead after leaving home to work in Taiwan
A Thai man told his mother he was going to work in Taiwan but committed suicide instead in the middle of a rice field in the Isaan province of Roi Et.
The deceased’s mother was shocked after a relative informed her of the death of her 30 year old son, Pongsakorn Saenkla, yesterday, April 1. Pongsakorn was found hanging from a mango tree branch in a rice field in the Suwannaphum district of Roi Et.
The scene of the incident was about 1 kilometre away from the community where he and his mother lived. Pongsakorn was wearing black jeans and a grey hoodie. His belongings, a mobile phone, a wallet, and his luggage, were found nearby.
Officers from Suwannaphum Police Station were called to investigate the death. They reported that Pongsakorn had died approximately 48 hours before being discovered. Officers found no traces of physical assault on his body.
Pongsakorn’s mother told the police that her son had gone to work in Taiwan and had recently returned home for a holiday. He told her that he did not want to return to work in Taiwan but he acknowledged that the job provided good earnings.
According to his mother, Pongsakorn left home at 9am on March 29 to take a coach from Roi Et to Bangkok before continuing his journey to Taiwan.
On April 1, his mother attempted to contact Pongsakorn by phone but was unable to reach him. She assumed his mobile phone battery had died and waited for him to call back. He showed no signs of suicidal thoughts, so she had no suspicions until she learned of his death from a relative.
The mother stated that she did not know the reason for his suicide but suspected it might have been due to exhaustion from his work.
In a related story, a Taiwanese man urgently travelled to Thailand four weeks ago to take legal action against a Thai woman in the Isaan province of Loei.
The foreigner accused the Thai woman of falsely promising to marry him and deceiving him into building a house worth nearly 10 million baht before disappearing.
The Thai woman admitted to deceiving the Taiwanese man but does not live in Thailand. Officers found only her family members living in the newly built house, and they claimed not to know the woman’s actions.
If you or anyone you know is in emotional distress, please contact the Samaritans of Thailand 24-hour hotline: 02 713 6791 (English), 02 713 6793 (Thai), or the Thai Mental Health Hotline at 1323 (Thai). Please also contact your friends or relatives at this time if you have feelings of loneliness, stress, or depression. Seek help.
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