A British cannabis businessman was found stabbed to death

[Coss]

A British cannabis businessman was found stabbed to death inside his luxury rented home in Chonburi after what police believe was a violent confrontation. His body was later discovered in a bathroom, lying on a blood-soaked bedsheet with a pillow beneath his head and a grey towel covering him. However, his 21-year-old British wife insists he took his own life. Detectives say the evidence tells a different story and are preparing to charge her with murder.

Police Lieutenant Siriyaaporn Kongpetchsak, Deputy Investigator at Nong Prue Police Station, received the report at 9.30am on Thursday. She immediately alerted senior officers before leading investigators to the property.

Officers from Forensic Science Division 2, Pattaya Tourist Police, a medical examiner and rescue workers from the Sawang Boriboon Thammasathan Foundation also attended the scene. From the outset, detectives treated the death as highly suspicious.

Police find blood trail and staged bathroom scene after British businessman found dead in Chonburi

The killing occurred inside a luxury housing estate in Nong Prue subdistrict, Bang Lamung district. The couple had rented the single-storey house only two weeks earlier. Police found Mr Thomas David, 34, lying face up inside the shower area of the bathroom.

The British businessman had suffered a stab wound beneath his left ribcage. His body rested on a bloodstained bedsheet, while a pillow had been carefully placed beneath his head. A grey towel covered his body. Medical findings suggested he had been dead for at least six hours before officers arrived.

Investigators then widened their search throughout the house. They found dried bloodstains across the floor and inside several rooms. Notably, blood trails led directly towards the bathroom where the body was found. Officers also documented signs of a violent struggle throughout the property. Those findings immediately cast doubt on the claim of suicide. Instead, detectives believe the fatal wound was inflicted before the body was moved.

Police found the victim’s wife, identified only as Ms Violet, sitting beside the body. Officers said the 21-year-old appeared heavily intoxicated, possibly through marijuana use. She also had cuts on her fingertips.

Detectives said she spoke incoherently throughout their first interview. She claimed to suffer from depression together with severe anxiety and panic attacks. Nevertheless, she repeatedly insisted that her husband had stabbed himself....

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9 hours ago, Coss said:

Nevertheless, she repeatedly insisted that her husband had stabbed himself....

I believe her. Since when did drug dealers start getting referred to as "Businessmen"