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Australian Matthew Winder found dead in Phuket, Thailand cell after arrest for drunkenness


By Ben Talintyre For Daily Mail Australia

15:16 25 Apr 2023, updated 16:50 25 Apr 2023

  • Aussie tourist found dead in cell after being arrested in Thailand
  • Matthew Winder was arrested for public drunkenness on Monday 
  • The 31-year-old’s cause of death is believed to be suicide
  • His partner urged police to investigate foul play



An Australian tourist has been found dead inside a jail cell in Thailand, with local cops declaring the case a suicide – but his devastated girlfriend says that just doesn’t add up. 

Matthew Winder, 31, was visiting the holiday island of Phuket on a five-day trip to add to his array of face tattoos and was set to return to Australia on Tuesday.

But he was arrested for being ‘drunk and disorderly’ in the early hours of Monday morning after reports a ‘foreigner’ was kicked out of a bar and…

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