Staff at the resort notified the Sakoo Police of the man’s death at 5:40pm.
Lt Thanakarn Auchanaratsamee of the Sakoo Police and Maikhao rescue workers arrived to find the man hanged with a rope tied to the bathroom door handle on one side and looped over the top the door then tied around his neck.
Staff explained that the 42-year-old man* checked in to the hotel alone on Monday (May 29) and was to check out yesterday, but he did not.
“A room maid could not get inside the room for cleaning as the door was locked from the inside,” Lt Thanakarn reported.
“We opened the room next to his and accessed his room via the balcony, and found the man hanged.”
Lt Thanakarn noted there were no signs of a struggle on the man’s body or in the room.
However, he added that officers were continuing their investigation.
Among the few items found in the room was a plastic shopping bag branded in Russian language containing a second bundle of brand-new, recently purchased rope matching the rope used for the hanging.
The man’s body was taken to Thalang Hospital, Lt Thanakarn noted.
“Russian embassy representatives have been informed of his death,” he confirmed.
* Name withheld until it has been confirmed that his next of kin have been notified.
Rorii | 05 June 2017 - 16:08:05