Thai police probe mysterious murder of Taiwanese man at Bangkok hotel
Thai police are investigating the murder of a Taiwanese man found tied and bound in the Niran Grand Hotel in the Udomsuk neighbourhood of Bangkok today, November 16.
The tragic discovery of the Taiwanese man was made at the hotel on Soi Udomsuk 17, also known as Soi Sukhumvit 103, in Bangkok’s Bang Na district. An employee found the body of a 47 year old Taiwanese man, Chu Chiang-shen, in room number 618 on the sixth floor of the hotel.
The employee reported the death to officers at Bang Na Police Station, who rushed to the scene to investigate. According to the Thai police, Chu was lying face down on the floor near the bed. His legs and arms were tied behind his back and there was a lot of blood covering his head.
From the wounds on his body, officers suspect that the Taiwanese man had been tortured to death by the culprit.
The disarray within the room hinted at a frantic search yet the Thai police have not yet revealed whether Chu’s assets had been stolen or not.
The hotel employee revealed that Chu came to the hotel alone and checked in at 12.43pm on Tuesday, November 14. The employee did not reveal whether he had seen Chu have any visitors or friends in his room prior to the incident.
Police are now investigating the room and the cause of the Taiwanese man’s murder. More details on the case will be updated later.
Another distressing discovery unfolded in Phuket just two weeks ago when a maid stumbled upon the body of a foreign man in a hotel room. The man had four stab wounds to his neck but it was not clear whether he had injured himself or been stabbed to death.
A substance similar to crystal meth was found in his room. The foreign man reportedly consumed a lot of alcohol and showed signs of stress before he was found dead. However, the development of the case had not yet been reported by the police.
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