Village headman hangs himself after fight with mistress

Manop Sungroong, a 57-year-old Nonthaburi sub-district headman, died after hanging himself from the TV set frame at his townhouse in Bang Yai district late last night.

Manop’s daughter told police that three days before the night of his suicide, her father had had a fight with his minor wife. Manop called his daughter to stay with him, saying that he was stressed out after his wife had left him. He was found dead in the early hours of this morning.

Police said that Manop’s body would be transferred to hospital for an autopsy, Dailynews reported.




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