UPDATE
POLICE named the man as Graham Nicholas Jackson
Original Report
AN AUSTRALIAN was found dead in a room at a guesthouse in the Nanai area of Patong yesterday. It is believed he had been dead for several days.
Sanong Pimphan, 40, who occupied the next-door room, noticed a bad smell about 10.30am and told the management, who called police.
Officers who entered the room found the man, aged 54, in bed under a sheet. He was wearing a t-shirt and boxer shorts. Some medication was found nearby. Police believe there are no suspicious circumstances.
The television and the air-conditioning were both switched on, police said. Phuketwan has the man's name but is withholding the information until relatives have been notified.
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