NONTHABURI — A bizarre case unfolded when a man who lost his phone received it back, only to discover photographs of decomposed human remains taken by the person who found it.
Nattapon posted on social media that he dropped his phone near Chaeng Watthana Soi 14 in Bangkok and successfully contacted the finder to get it back. Upon checking the device at home, he found images of skeletal remains in an abandoned building.
Police from Pak Kret Station in Nonthaburi Province, near Bangkok, investigated a four-story abandoned building in Soi Chaeng Watthana-Pak Kret 43/1, Khlong Kluea subdistrict, finding badly decomposed remains on the third floor—estimated to have been there for 3-4 months.
An ID card found beneath a nearby mattress identified the deceased as Mr. La, 55, from Lampang Province. His family told police he had left Chiang Mai years ago seeking work in Bangkok and hadn’t been heard from in over a year.
Police questioned 30-year-old Srayut, known as “Bass,” who found the phone. He explained he picked up the device but could only access the camera. While wandering to an abandoned building he’d previously used for shelter, he went to the third floor and discovered the body. Startled, he photographed the scene with the found phone.
Bass, who regularly scavenges scrap from the building, claimed he’d never seen anyone there before.
Authorities found nothing suspicious in his account. Bass remained visibly traumatized and unable to eat. The cause and exact time of death are pending results from the Institute of Forensic Medicine. Mr. La’s family has arranged to claim the body for funeral rites.
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