[george]

Westerner decapitated head hung beneath Bangkok's Rama VIII Bridge

BANGKOK: -- The Thai capital was shocked Sunday afternoon when the head of western man of undetermined nationality was found hanging under Bangkok's famous Rama VIII Bridge.

Metropolitan police officers found the head attached by plastic rope dangling under the Rama VIII Bridge. At the roadway level balustrade, police discovered a message written in correction fluid, 'CATH I WANT BUT I CANNOT CAME TO BANGKOK TO BE YOU'.

Police said that the victim's nationality was not yet clear, but suggested that he might be aged between 40-45 years old and that he had been killed less than 16 hours ago.

An investigation is now being carried out at entertainment venues, popular foreign residences and embassies to identify the victim.

-- TNA 2009-02-22

[samuibeachcomber]

how weird,especially the message.

[Mali1964]

Just on Ch 7 news now very grisly.

[stumonster]

they might find his body in the water

[iJuzWannaPreach]

God rest his soul.

What is left of it.

[Goshawk]

HORROR IN CITY
Severed foreigner's head found hanging from a bridge


BANGKOK: -- Police on Sunday are trying to identify a man, believed to be a foreigner, whose head was found hanging from a rope at Rama IX Bridge in Phra Nakhon district. His body was still not found.

The head, belonging to man in his 40s, was tied to the rope and apparently put in a plastic bag and hung from the bridge's railing. When it was found at about 2pm, the plastic bag was detached from the head, revealing a gruesome sight. A doctor estimated that he had died for at least eight hours.

Two sentences, "I want but I cannot …," and "I came to Bangkok to be you," were found written on the bridge's railings.

Pol Col Chavalit Prasobsilp, a police chief, said that it was apparently not a suicide and he will wait for autopsy results before concluding how the head was cut from the body.

"We will check the security circuits at the bridge and see if anything related to the incident was captured," Chavalit said.

"We need to urgently know who is the victim," he said, requesting that the media published clear pictures of the victim's face to help police identify the victim.

-- The Nation 2009-02-22

[Mali1964]

That story talks of putting a photo of I assume his head to see if anyone recognises him, what a shock for anyone that does.

[bruceboy]

How terrible is all I can say.

[Boater]

pure sick....... i hope they get to the bottom of this

[sriracha john]

Goshawk, on 2009-02-22 20:05:18, said:

"We need to urgently know who is the victim," he said, requesting that the media published clear pictures of the victim's face to help police identify the victim.

Is it ok to post a close-up of it here if a photo is found?


A non close-up photo dispelled for me that this decapitation occurred as the result of a suicidal hanging because it's easy to see how this rope was actually attached to a bag and the bag contains the head inside of it... the rope was not around the neck:



Article (in Thai) and photo from Thai Rath:

http://www.thairath.....html?id=124717

This post has been edited by sriracha john: 2009-02-22 20:34

[taxexile]

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i hope they get to the bottom of this

you can say that again.

[sriracha john]

samuibeachcomber, on 2009-02-22 20:33:54, said:

sriracha john, on 2009-02-22 20:24:03, said:

Goshawk, on 2009-02-22 20:05:18, said:

"We need to urgently know who is the victim," he said, requesting that the media published clear pictures of the victim's face to help police identify the victim.

Is it ok to post a close-up of it here if a photo is found?


A non close-up photo dispelled for me that this decapitation occurred as the result of a suicidal hanging, but it's easy to see how this rope was actually attached to a bag and the bag contains the head inside of it... the rope was not around the neck:



Article (in Thai) and photo from Thai Rath:

http://www.thairath.....html?id=124717

you cant seriously have thought it could have been a suicide?

Initially from a sketchy article regarding decapitation with a rope and a head found hanging from a bridge... very likely so, yes.
A few more details and a simple photo have ruled this out for me.

[robbiecia]

Pol Col Chavalit Prasobsilp, a police chief, said that it was apparently not a suicide and he will wait for autopsy results before concluding how the head was cut from the body.


The BIB will always continue to completely and utterly amaze me!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[bino]

The Nation said:

"I came to Bangkok to be you,"

Strane message- If he is ever identified, I wonder where his passport and ID will be...?

[taxexile]

i cant comment on this case but there is no shortage of cases of suicide by hanging which have resulted in decapitation.

have a look on google.

[Mali1964]

taxexile, on 2009-02-22 20:55:19, said:

i cant comment on this case but there is no shortage of cases of suicide by hanging which have resulted in decapitation.

have a look on google.

Granted it happens but in this case how would he of put his head in a plastic bag & still tied to this rope?

[DP25]

taxexile, on 2009-02-22 20:55:19, said:

i cant comment on this case but there is no shortage of cases of suicide by hanging which have resulted in decapitation.

This must be the most polite suicider ever. So considerate he wrapped his own head in a plastic bag so he wouldn't make a mess.

[taxexile]

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Granted it happens but in this case how would he of put his head in a plastic bag & still tied to this rope?

well , letting my imagination run riot , i would say that he puts his head and neck in the bag , ties the knot around his neck and jumps , the knot tightens , simutaneously decapitating him and closing the bag , the body falls in the river and the bag is held by the knot.

yes , i know it sounds impossible. maybe i should just go and join the thai police force.

This post has been edited by taxexile: 2009-02-22 21:20

[Norrad]

Holy crap, I was at the bridge last night with my wife.

[samuibeachcomber]

taxexile, on 2009-02-22 21:19:56, said:

Quote

Granted it happens but in this case how would he of put his head in a plastic bag & still tied to this rope?

well , letting my imagination run riot , i would say that he puts his head and neck in the bag , ties the knot around his neck and jumps , the knot tightens , simutaneously decapitating him and closing the bag , the body falls in the river and the bag is held by the knot.

yes , i know it sounds impossible. maybe i should just go and join the thai police force.

actually that is very plausable,they'd know for sure from the head if it was severed or not.have to await the coroners verdict.

[Mali1964]

taxexile, on 2009-02-22 21:19:56, said:

Quote

Granted it happens but in this case how would he of put his head in a plastic bag & still tied to this rope?

well , letting my imagination run riot , i would say that he puts his head and neck in the bag , ties the knot around his neck and jumps , the knot tightens , simutaneously decapitating him and closing the bag , the body falls in the river and the bag is held by the knot.

yes , i know it sounds impossible. maybe i should just go and join the thai police force.

Sounds more like you were there watchin it to me.

[MeetJohnDoe]

I wonder if this guy owed any money to the Banco Vaticano

Seems I remember a chap who was involved in some financial shenanigans with said bank awhile back and ended up in a similar posture under a certain bridge in London.

This post has been edited by MeetJohnDoe: 2009-02-22 21:31

[ronz28]

Who done it?

Business partner?
Romantic significant other?
Terrorist?
Political activist?
Hired hit man by any of the above?
Serial Killer?

The makings of a novel but fact is stranger than fiction.

[Boater]

This does look very ' Mafia ' Style Killing, but far from anything the Thai Mafia would do...

Maybe this is russian??? ... but if anyone has seen a close up picture, russian men are easily identified....

[dotcom]

taxexile, on 2009-02-22 21:19:56, said:

well , letting my imagination run riot , i would say that he puts his head and neck in the bag , ties the knot around his neck and jumps , the knot tightens , simutaneously decapitating him and closing the bag , the body falls in the river and the bag is held by the knot.

I saw that once in that movie "Mission Impossible" forget what number.

So totally it can happen.

Bangkok Dangerous.

btw - it's not me I'm still alive