A 28-year-old Lao lady, Phraimany, often known as Namfon, was found useless at a luxurious 7-story condominium in Pattaya, Chonburi Province on August 8, with Thai police suspecting that the usage of medication could also be concerned.
The invention was made after Namfon’s buddy, Nong (an alias), alerted Chonburi authorities round 6:00 pm. Officers arrived to seek out Namfon’s physique within the lavatory, with extreme accidents to her throat, resulting in an official pronouncement of dying on the scene. Authorities consider Namfon had been useless for about 12 hours.
Initially, it was suspected that Namfon had been attacked with a pointy object, as two knives—a big kitchen knife and a smaller fruit knife—had been discovered close to her physique. Nonetheless, forensic specialists later reported that solely Namfon’s fingerprints had been on the knives. CCTV footage additionally confirmed no different people getting into the room earlier than the incident.
Moreover, Nong revealed that Namfon was a daily drug person, suggesting that her dying might need been a drug-induced suicide reasonably than a results of foul play.
Previous to the invention of her physique, Nong had been contacted by Namfon’s sister, who was unable to achieve her. Nong, together with 48-year-old Chinese language nationwide Chang Zhi—who had been in a relationship with Namfon for 3 years—went to the condominium. They discovered the door locked from the within and needed to rent a locksmith to achieve entry, the place they found Namfon’s physique.
Following the invention, authorities questioned Chang, who mentioned that on the night time earlier than Namfon’s dying, she was intoxicated and had accused a ghost of threatening her, earlier than locking him out of the room.
Though the Chinese language nationwide stays the first particular person of curiosity, authorities have but to find out whether or not the dying was the results of murder or self-harm. It has additionally been revealed that Chang overstayed his visa by 4 years, complicating the investigation.