Indian Man Gases Himself to Death in Pattaya Resort

Pattaya —

An Indian man gassed himself to death, commonly called chemical suicide, at a Pattaya resort. He sent a gruesome email to his resort agent prior to committing the act saying a voice in his head told him to do it.

The 30-year-old victim of Indian nationality was found dead in a resort within the Nongprue sub-district of Banglamung district, Chonburi province, at 9:30 PM last night, June 20th.

The name of the victim and the resort are withheld by The Pattaya News.

According to Sawang Boriboon rescuers, they found the victim with his hands and feet strapped to a chair next to the bed. He was wearing a yellow gas mask connected to a tank labeled “N2 UHP” or ultra-high purity nitrogen gas.

The air conditioner inside the room was still left on. The medical team estimated that the man had been deceased for at least 12 hours. There were no signs of a struggle or any indication of property theft.

Upon examining evidence, Pattaya Police revealed that the nitrogen tank, gas mask, rubber hose, and robe found in the room were ordered under the deceased’s name. They believed that the man gassed himself to death in a suicide attempt.

The Pattaya News inquired of Ms. Jurirat Suthakam, 45, who is a resort agent for the room, about the incident. She said before the body was discovered, she received a scheduled email from the victim, which indicated a planned suicide in the room and requested assistance in notifying the police. The email explicitly stated not to open the door to the room without police under any circumstances.

The email continued that the victim was experiencing mental health issues as he felt disturbed and haunted by something in his head, which told him to end his own life. Alarmed, Jurirat immediately notified the authorities.

The victim had rented the room on May 15th. He often mentioned about his illness and desires to commit suicide in the past, Jurirat said.

The victim’s body was transported to a local hospital. The police said they would contact his family and embassy to notify about this demise.

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