Korean woman found dead in bathroom in Rawai

Lt Charat Lempan of the Chalong Police said officers were notified of the incident at 7am.

Officers were called to the scene, a two-storey townhouse in Patak Soi 1. The offices of a dive tour company were on the ground floor of the unit. The woman stayed in the living quarters upstairs.

Rescue workers from the Phuket Kusoldharm Foundation and a medical team from Vachira Phuket Hospital also soon arrived

Officers found the body of the woman on the floor of the bathroom upstairs. Beside her were the bodies of her two cats.

Inside the room, which was filled with smoke, officers found a rice cooker filled with charcoal.

Officers reported no signs of fighting or a struggle in the living quarters or on the woman’s body.

The woman’s boyfriend, a 41-year-old South Korean national, told police that he was away in Surat Thani on Business when he received a message from her. She was believed to be home alone at the time of her death.

Police at this stage are continuing their investigation.

The woman’s body was taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket Town for a comprehensive post-mortem examination to confirm the cause of death.

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