Police speak to monks from the Buddhist retreat where the deceased was often known to stay. Photo: The Phuket News
A Cambodian man was found hanged with his hands tied together in a Phuket jungle Wednesday afternoon. Police have yet to confirm whether the case is a murder or suicide.
Phuket City Police responded to a call from a Thai monk, Phra Kru Pitak Samanakij, who said a body had been found hanging in a jungle by the Pitak Samanakij Buddhist retreat.
The deceased was later identified as “Wit,” a 27-year-old man from Cambodia. He was found hanged with his hands bound together. There were traces of blood on one of his ankles.
Police believe the man had been dead for about three days before his body was discovered.
“We found a pieces of rope matching the one tying the victim’s hands on the ground, and we also found a bottle of bathroom cleaner. However, there were no signs of assault on the body,” police said.
According to the investigation, Wit often stayed at the retreat but went missing three days ago. Monks had talked to him but didn’t know him well.
“It is possible that this is a homicide made to look like a suicide as the hands were bound from the front,” police said.
Wit’s body was taken to Vachira Hospital where doctors will determine the cause of death.
Story: The Phuket News
