Singaporean man suspected in local woman's death

Police are looking for a Singaporean man who was seen with his Thai girl-friend at a condominium building in Bangkok before she was found dead.

- WASSAYOS NGAMKHAM

A preliminary investigation indicated that the suspect either may be in Chiang Rai or may have crossed the Myanmar border, Pol Maj Gen Noppasin Poon-sawat, deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police Bureau, said yesterday.

Two women had informed police officers at Thong Lor station on Wednesday that they lost contact with their friend Praopilat Paladon, a 30-year-old native of Khon Kaen province, on Monday evening.

On Wednesday at 6pm, the women brought a record of their police complaint to the Marque building on Sukhumvit Soi 39 in Watthana district, Praopilat's place of residence in Bangkok.

When they went to Praopilat's condo on the 22nd floor, they found that the door was not locked and the air-conditioner inside was turned on.

They then found Praopilat dead on the bathroom floor wrapped in a bloodstained blanket, bed sheet and bathrobe.

The two women told police that Praopilat had a 32-year-old Singaporean boyfriend — identified as Daniel — and that she complained about frequent fights and physical abuse.