Body of loan shark found in Thailand river, 7 baht of gold jewellery missing

The body of a Thai woman missing for three days was recovered from a river in Chumphon province in southern Thailand yesterday. The gold jewellery she usually wears, worth 220,00 baht, was missing.

The deceased – 32 year old Chadathip – ran a loan business and never returned from an appointment she made to chase money from a debtor on Sunday at 6pm, according to her friend Su.

Officers from Phato Police Station were informed by a village chief that fishermen found a corpse on a rock near Trang Village in Phato subdistrict.

Police found Chadathip’s shirtless body lying in the middle of the shallow river. An autopsy at Surat Thani Hospital revealed that Chadathip was murdered, sustaining stab wounds and wounds from blunt objects on her head, arms, torso and body. The autopsy identified 10 serious wounds.

Chadathip usually wore a gold necklace weighing five baht and a gold…