Phuket tragedies: 2 found dead in separate suicide cases
Back-to-back tragedies prompt mental health concerns as officials urge greater community awareness and support
Phuket was rocked by two heartbreaking discoveries just hours apart, as police responded to separate scenes involving men found hanged: one a foreigner in a hotel under renovation, the other a Thai man struggling with stress.
Yesterday morning, May 5, two suicides unfolded in Phuket, leaving local police and residents shaken.
At around 8.45am, Police Lieutenant Colonel Surachat Thongyai, Investigation Officer at Patong Police Station, received a report of a suspected suicide at a hotel undergoing renovations on Phra Metta Road, Patong.
He immediately coordinated with a forensic doctor from Vachira Phuket Hospital and officers from the Phuket Provincial Forensic Science Division to inspect the scene.
Upon arrival, investigators found a foreign man who had died by hanging. The body was discovered in an upright position, suspended from a steel roof frame using a rope.
No identification or documents were found at the scene. The deceased was later transported by the Phuket Kusontham Foundation to Vachira Phuket Hospital, where a full autopsy will be conducted to determine the exact cause of death.
Just two hours earlier, at 6.40am, Thalang Police Station had responded to a separate incident in Thep Krasattri Subdistrict, Thalang District. Pol. Lt. Anusart Klinkeaw was alerted by Soraphum Laklerd, Village Headman of Village No. 11, of another apparent suicide inside a private residence.
The deceased, later identified as 46 year old Anurak Yanaroj, was found kneeling with a rope tied to an iron fence. A cigarette butt was still lodged between his fingers. Family members at the scene told officers that Anurak had been suffering from personal stress, which may have led to the tragic act.
His brother-in-law, who had been sweeping up rainwater that had flooded part of the house, made the grim discovery. The body was then taken to Thalang Hospital by the Phuket Kusontham Foundation for an autopsy, reported The Phuket News.
Police continue to investigate both incidents, though no foul play is suspected at this time.
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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