Body of missing car salesman found in Siriraj
THE body of a Bangkok car salesman, who went missing and was feared dead, has been discovered in Siriraj Hospital’s morgue.
Ratthaphum Pimjaisai, 34, was found in a delirious state on December 20, then had a seizure and passed out on a traffic island on Borommaratchachonnani Road. He was later taken to a hospital. Earlier on the same day, he called his manager for help, saying he was in a soi in Bangkok’s Thawee Wattana district before he went missing.
He then went into a coma and died in the hospital 10 days later. But the man had no identification papers on him, so his body was kept at the morgue – until his identity was confirmed Tuesday.
Forensic expert Dr Papanu Sitthiprasit said an autospy on the man’s body revealed no signs of assault and Rattaphum had died from liver and kidney failure, possibly from methamphetamine found in his blood.
Strands of the man’s hair have been collected to determine the amount of narcotics he consumed and how long he had been taking it. Papanu said the man’s state of deliriousness may have been caused by the drug.