SURAT THANI: The owner of a diving school on Koh Tao allegedly took his life after a Facebook Live session telling his friends about his family and work problems.
Police were reported at 3.10pm on Thursday. When they arrived at a two-storey house in Surat Thani’s municipality, all doors and windows were closed. Two big bikes were in the garage.
Since no one answered the door after they heard a gunshot, the police cut iron bars on the second floor and entered the room where the sound came from.
There, they found a man wearing a full bike suit, complete with a helmet and gloves, lying dead in bed with a red doll in his left hand. He had a gunshot wound to the chin and a 9mm pistol on his body.
The man was identified as Pattapol Ekpathomsak, 48, owner of Alvaro Diving School, The Pirate Bar and Taraporn restaurant on Koh Tao.
An initial investigation found Pattapol earlier posted live on his “Diver Nino” Facebook. He was seen pacing around the room and wrote a note on the closet that a funeral must not be held for him.
During the time, his friends urged him to calm down and said they would go see him immediately. But after 11 minutes, he stopped broadcasting.
Police said two hours before the incident, he also posted on Pantip.com online community about his family and business problems on the resort island.