Thai police investigate deaths of 2 foreign nationals in Phuket, Chon Buri

Police are investigating the deaths of 2 foreigners this week, one in the eastern province of Chon Buri and the other on the southern island of Phuket.

The Bangkok Post reports that 63-year-old Philipe Kernen was found dead at his home in the Phuket sub-district of Rawai earlier this week. The French national was found lying face-down on his bed, with no signs of a struggle and no injuries apparent on his body. Police who attended the scene say none of his personal items or valuables appeared to be missing. Mr Kernen’s body has been sent to Vachira Phuket Hospital, where an autopsy will be carried out to determine the cause of death.

Meanwhile, in Chon Buri, a Norwegian man is thought to have fallen to his death from the Chon Buri condominium where he lived. 64-year-old Roy Edgar Sweby fell from the fifth floor of his condo in the district of Bang Lamung on Tuesday evening,…