Homeless man found dead in Phuket City
PHUKET CITY: A homeless man who has lived on the streets of Phuket City for years was found dead in front of a lumber yard on Thepkrasattri Road this morning.
Police have yet to identify the man, even though he was well known to local residents as an itinerant beggar.
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- The man’s body was found in a siting position with his head back on a bench in front of the Sa-sart Lumber Yard on Thepkrasattri Road southbound, opposite the Proton car dealership.
- A carton of milk and two packages of junk food were found lying next to him.
- Phuket Duty Officer Anek Mongkol estimated the man’s age at over 50 years and speculated that he might have suffered a stroke last night.
- “He lived in Phuket for a long time and he always begged for food and money from people and temples in the area, ” Lt Col Anek said.
- The man’s body was taken by Kusoldharm Foundation workers to the Vachira Phuket Hospital morgue, where it will be kept for a time in the hope that relatives will come and claim it.
