Body of man, dead for over a month, found in Samut Prakan
A man who lived alone in his flat in Samut Prakan province was found dead late Thursday night and authorities believe he had likely been dead for over a month.
The body of Kosol Khemcharoen, 58, was found at 11pm in his room in the 15th building of the Ban Ua-Arthorn Bang Plee project in Samut Prakan’s Bang Plee district.
Neighbours said they smelled foul stench for over a month but they first thought it was the smell of pla ra or fermented fish of the northeastern dish. But as the smell was constant, they looked for the source and tracked it to Kosol’s room.
When he did not answer knocks on the door, they had officials break the door which was locked from inside.
No trace of foul play was suspected in his death.
Kosol used to work for a private firm in the Bang Saothong area but he took an early retirement package to live alone.
Neighbours said he was last seen in the middle of April.
The body was sent to the Police General Hospital for an autopsy.
