Malay man found dead in car with engine running

Malay man found dead in car with engine running

SAMUT PRAKAN: A 43-year-old Malaysian businessman was found dead inside his car which was parked near a fishing pond, with its engine still running, in Bang Phli district on Friday evening. A warm charcoal stove was also discovered inside the vehicle.

The white Toyota Camry was in an alley behind Chao Phor Sua shrine at Wat Pha Pichai temple in tambon Bang Phla, said Pol Capt Pongnarin Nontanok, deputy investigation chief at Bang Phli police station.

Rescue workers called to the scene prised open the locked doors of the sedan to assist the driver, identified as Wong Chen Hoe, a 43-year-old Malaysian national. The charcoal stove was found in the adjacent seat with a half-full bag of charcoal in the back.

He had two knife wounds on his right wrist, covered by a face mask. There were no bruises or traces of a assault on his body, said a doctor called to the scene. The doctor believed the man had died at least 7-8 hours before his body was discovered.

His relatives had filed a missing person complaint at Bang Phli station on Friday morning and were contacted by police.

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