A council waterworks staffer found the body of local resident Sompong Wijit under one of the water towers near his home on Damrong Rd. The body had three distinct wounds to the head and a long scrape on the left side of the torso.
While police believe Mr Sompong fell to his death, the victim’s father believed his son was attacked and his body dumped from the top of the water tower. (See story here.)
“Right now, there is a lot of speculation about the death of Mr Sompong, but we still think he fell from the tower on his own, with no foul play,” Lt Somchai Nooboon of the Phuket City Police told The Phuket News yesterday (Mar16),
“But we are still waiting for doctors to confirm the cause of death. Also, officers have questioned residents and local teenagers in the area, but so far we have got nothing,” he added.
Police are continuing their investigation, Lt Somchai added.