.. Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Of course, the above, whilst I 100% believe it, does not mean this was 100% a suicide. But I'd say likely. There are *a lot* of sad sacks who end up somehow in LoS... Cheers, SD Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekyboy Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 TheNation wrote: Deputy police commissioner-general Jongrak Chutha-nont announced yesterday that the westerner whose head was found hanging from Rama VIII Bridge on Sunday committed suicide and was believed to be an Italian. Bridge victim's head torn off by 'force of gravity'; missing Italian man likely victim Jongrak said Siriraj Hospital doctors had confirmed that the body discovered near the bridge on Monday belonged to the head. He said the uneven decapitation wound and bruises suggested death by hanging rather than beheading with a sharp object, adding that the man's body showed no signs of assault. At 11am yesterday, forensic officials along with Bangkok Metropolitan Administration's Disaster Prevention and Mitiga-tion officials went to inspect the scene one more time. They took photographs of the handwriting found on the bridge's railing and descended by rope to take photographs of the blood traces and collect samples. Blood-spray pattern. It was confirmed that the blood-spray pattern found on cement foundations under the bridge resulted from the action of the arteries when the head was torn from the body by the force of gravity. Siriraj Hospital forensic doctors had told police that this sequence of events was "often typical of a suicide by hanging". Though medical evidence shows that it was almost certainly a suicide and not a brutal execution by international gangsters, Jongrak urged anyone with evidence that suggested murder to contact the police. The case will be registered as suicide in 30 days if no more evidence to the contrary is put forward, he said. Italian arrived on Wed As for the ongoing attempts to identify the victim, Jongrak said he was wearing Italian-made Puma clothing, and the bag found near his head carried the name of an Italian hotel. Checks revealed that 49-year-old Italian Jaeta Jiovani entered Thailand on February 18 and checked in to the Rex Hotel in the Sukhumvit area before going missing at the weekend. It was reported that Jiovani had been to Thailand seven times. Police also showed reporters pictures taken of Jiovani arriving at the airport. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekyboy Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 but was he helped on his way ??by others ? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
shygye Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Italian? Obviously a mafia hit! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
cheekyboy Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 latest says he had a gay pal in khao san road and they had a falling out . Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 Was the guy's hands tied behind his back? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Barry Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 To me it's evident that he jumped having tied a piece of rope around his neck, and that the knot he used wasn't a standard noose knot. Thus it pulled tight around his neck holding it in place after the neck was severed. The inertia from the fall tore his neck open but not cleanly enough for it to fall away in one movement, hence the blood sprayed on the bridge from an opened artery as he swung. Eventually, after not very long, his neck tore completely and his body fell in the water where it remained until the gases in it brought him to the surface. Maybe he was forced or thrown off the bridge, I don't know. But I doubt very much that he was beheaded then his head hung off the bridge. His hands were not tied judging from the photo, and the bag was a plastic carrier bag that was hanging from his head and may have been over it when he fell/jumped. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coss Posted February 24, 2009 Report Share Posted February 24, 2009 What Barry said.... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Flashermac Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 RIP whoever you were, you poor bugger. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Bangkoktraveler Posted February 25, 2009 Report Share Posted February 25, 2009 Sad. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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