Top national police officials flew to the island of Phuket this morning to investigate the suspected murder of a Swiss holidaymaker who came to Thailand via the Phuket Sandbox scheme only to be killed while visiting a waterfall.
A horrific crime involving the possible rape and murder of a tourist, coming as Thailand looks to Phuket to lead it out of pandemic darkness, has prompted national police chief Suwat Jangyodsuk to fly to the island with a team of investigators to figure out what happened to the 57-year-old Swiss woman, whose body was found yesterday afternoon beside a creek near the Ton Ao Yon Waterfall in Phuket City.
Coconuts Bangkok is withholding the woman’s name until there has been enough time for her family to be notified.
The woman reportedly entered Thailand on July 13 via the Phuket Sandbox scheme, which kicked off July 1. She had stayed at…
