Spaniard questioned over body parts found on Koh Phangan
published : 4 Aug 2023 at 17:19
writer: Gary Boyle
ORIGINAL SOURCE/WRITER: Supapong Chaolan
A Spanish man was taken in for questioning in connection with the discovery of human body parts at a landfill on Koh Phangan, the southern island popular for its Full Moon parties.
Following the finding of more body parts in a black plastic bag at the dump site on Koh Phangan, police, along with forensic officers and hospital staff, went to the scene on Friday.
The bag was found to contain two lower limbs, a black T-shirt, a pair of shorts and a pair of red boxers.
On Thursday, trash collectors had discovered body parts, including a sawed-off pelvis and intestines weighing around five kilogrammes, inside a sack at the same site. Police believe that the pelvis likely belonged to a foreign man due to its large size.
On Friday, police took the suspected Spanish man, aged about 40, for questioning for possible links to the body parts.
The suspect had earlier filed a missing person complaint with Koh Phangan police station, reporting the disappearance of his Colombian friend, according to a source.
Vocabulary
- complaint: when someone says that something is wrong or not satisfactory - การบ่น, ข้อที่ไม่พอใจ
- dump (noun): a place where waste or rubbish/garbage is taken and left - ที่ทิ้งขยะ, กองขยะ
- forensic: relating to the use of scientific methods to solve crimes or to find out why something happened - เกี่ยวกับนิติวิทยาศาสตร์
- intestine: the long tube in your body that processes food and carries waste out of your body - ลำไส้
- landfill (noun): an area of land where large amounts of waste material are kept and buried under the earth - หลุมฝังกลบ, สถานที่ฝังกลบขยะมูลฝอย
- limbs: arms or legs - ท่อนแขนท่อนขา
- pelvis: the bone located at your hips and waist that connects legs to rest of body -
- sack: a large strong bag for storing and carrying things - กระสอบ, ถุงขนาดใหญ่
- scene: site; a place where something happens or happened - สถานที่เกิดเหตุ
- suspected: thought to have done something wrong - เป็นที่สงสัย
- trash: things that you throw away because you no longer want or need them - ขยะ
