BANGKOK/PATTAYA — Two tragic incidents involving foreign tourists falling from buildings occurred within hours of each other on Friday night, claiming the lives of a Moroccan woman in Bangkok and an Indian man in Pattaya.
Bangkok Incident
The first tragedy unfolded at approximately 2:00 a.m. on September 20 at a hotel on Sukhumvit Soi 13 in Watthana District. A 50-year-old hotel security guard reported hearing a loud crash near the hotel’s perimeter fence and discovered the body of Ms. C, a 21-year-old Moroccan tourist, in the hotel parking area.
According to police from Lumpini Station, Ms. C and her 19-year-old Moroccan boyfriend, Mr. Z, had checked into a fourth-floor room at 12:42 a.m. that same day. Mr. Z told investigators that around 1:00 a.m., the couple went to the hotel’s rooftop swimming pool area on the seventh floor, where he was smoking marijuana with another male friend.
Mr. Z stated that his girlfriend also used marijuana and began expressing thoughts about wanting to die. After an argument between the couple, she walked to the balcony area near the swimming pool and jumped before he could stop her. Police found no injuries or signs of struggle on Mr. Z during their examination.
Authorities are reviewing CCTV footage for additional evidence, and the body has been transferred to Chulalongkorn Hospital for a complete autopsy to determine the exact cause of death.
Pattaya Incident
Earlier that evening at 7:30 p.m. on September 19, a 42-year-old Indian man identified as Mr. G fell from the fifth floor of a hotel in South Pattaya on Thappraya Road, Nong Prue Subdistrict, Bang Lamung District, Chonburi Province.
The victim’s body crashed through a roof below, requiring careful extraction by authorities. Police investigation of his hotel room revealed no signs of robbery or struggle, but discovered evidence suggesting he had attempted to hang himself using a towel tied to a clothing rack, which had broken away from the wall.
Police believe the man then turned to jumping from his room’s rear balcony as an alternative method.
A 40-year-old witness from a restaurant in the hotel reported hearing what sounded like an argument from the upper floors of the building, followed by the sound of something crashing violently into the roof and blood dripping down, which shocked nearby tourists.
Mr. G had checked into the hotel that Friday afternoon. Police are examining security camera footage and interviewing additional witnesses to confirm the circumstances of his death.
Both cases remain under investigation as authorities work to piece together the final moments leading to these tragic incidents.
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