Dead woman complained of abuse by S'porean boyfriend wanted by Bangkok cops, say friends
Carmen Sin
The Straits Times
March 27, 2025
The Bangkok police are on the hunt for a 32-year-old Singaporean man after a Thai woman believed to be his girlfriend was found dead in a downtown condominium on March 26, local media reported.
Officers from Bangkok's Thonglor Police Station received a report of the body found in a 50-storey building in the capital's Watthana district at 6.20pm on the same day, reported Thai news outlet Khaosod English.
When they arrived at the unit, the door was not locked, and the 30-year-old woman from north-eastern Thailand was found naked in the toilet, her body wrapped in a blanket and a bedsheet. She had visible wounds and blood on her head, reported Khaosod.
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Posted by Khaosod English on Wednesday 26 March 2025
Two friends of the victim had earlier reported to the local police that they had been unable to contact her since the evening of March 24. One of them discovered the body, and the other filed the report on March 26.
According to The Nation newspaper, investigators also found that the woman's luxury watches and handbags were missing.
The friends said the victim had been dating a Singaporean man. Though the couple appeared happy in social media posts, the victim had complained of frequent arguments and abuse by her boyfriend, said her friends.
The victim's mother, who gave her name as Ms Pla, told the Bangkok Post on March 27 that she had asked her daughter's friends to make checks after her phone calls had gone unanswered since March 24.
She added that the man also did not answer calls to his mobile phone. He later switched his device off.
According to Ms Pla, her daughter met him in Singapore. They moved to Thailand in 2022 after he told her to quit her job. However, he continued to make frequent trips between Bangkok and Singapore.
CCTV footage from the building showed the victim and a man leaving the unit at 6.42pm on March 23. He accompanied the victim back to the unit at 9.17pm and left alone.
At 12.12am on March 24, the man returned to the unit and finally left alone on March 25 at 3.15pm in a black car, carrying a suitcase. Police found that the vehicle was registered under a person who had been pronounced dead, The Nation said.
Thonglor Police Station officers are still tracking down the suspect, Khaosod reported.
The Straits Times has contacted the Thai police for more information.
