BANGKOK – The dismembered physique of a lacking German businessman was present in a freezer inside a home in southern Thailand, police stated Tuesday.
Tawee Kudthalaeng, the police chief within the city of Nong Prue, stated the physique of 62-year-old Hans-Peter Mack was found at about 11 p.m. Monday. Mack had been lacking for every week.
Investigators situated his physique through the use of safety digital camera movies from the world, Tawee stated. He didn’t elaborate, however images and video printed by Thai media confirmed the freezer within the mattress of a black truck with a person squatting subsequent to it.
Mack was final seen driving his Mercedes sedan in Pattaya, a coastal metropolis in southern Thailand, in line with a lacking particular person announcement distributed by his household that supplied a reward of three million baht ($86,000) for data resulting in his return.
Crowds gathered exterior the gates of the home the place his physique was found and watched as forensic groups in white coveralls, hair nets and blue gloves pored over the scene.
Video broadcast on Thai PBS tv confirmed consultants contained in the dwelling going by a rubbish bag taken from a big white freezer. They pulled out a Makita cordless chainsaw and charging unit, a pair of yellow-handled hedge clippers and two giant rolls of plastic.
The bag was taken out of the house, adopted by a physique coated with a plastic sheet on a stretcher and the freezer.
Mack lived in Pattaya together with his Thai spouse and labored as an actual property dealer, in line with native media experiences. He had been a resident of Thailand for at the very least a number of years.
His Mercedes E350 was discovered Sunday within the car parking zone of a condominium in Nong Prue, an upscale settlement common with foreigners northeast of Pattaya in Chonburi province.
Based on police, there have been traces of what seemed to be a cleansing solvent on the seats, dashboard, steering wheel and different areas of the automotive.
Tawee stated police decided that a big sum of money was lacking from Mack’s checking account, which they believe is linked to the slaying. The police chief refused to elaborate however stated investigators have been trying into a number of suspects, each German nationals and Thai.
The German Embassy in Bangkok referred all queries to the German Overseas Ministry in Berlin, which stated it was conscious of the case and that officers have been in touch with the person’s kin and Thai authorities. It stated it couldn’t give additional particulars for privateness causes.
The phone quantity listed on the lacking particular person poster went unanswered Tuesday.
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Related Press author Geir Moulson in Berlin contributed to this story.
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