Human skull found floating in Bangkok canal

Bangkok police are investigating the discovery of a human skull found floating in the Bang Kho Laem canal. The preliminary investigation has not revealed the gender or cause of death.

At 4.30pm on Thursday, Pol Lt Col Pramote Maneein, an investigator from Bang Kho Laem Police Station, was informed about the discovery of human bones in the canal near Tonson Mosque on Arun Amarin Road, Soi 8, in Watt Kalaya sub-district of Thonburi district in Bangkok. The investigating team, forensic doctors from the Siriraj Hospital, and rescue unit of the Ruamkatanyu Foundation were quickly dispatched to the scene.

The location was a small canal used for drainage that connects to the Chao Phraya River. At the time of the report, the water had receded almost to the point of drying up. Upon inspection, the unidentified human skull was found trapped in the muddy canal bed. The…