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Danish Man, 23, Tells of Sadness and Confusion Over Phuket Death of Girlfriend, 52

Monday, September 22, 2014
PHUKET: With Phuket police still investigating the death of his girlfriend, Danish man Jesger Palpost said today he found answering questions about what had happened very difficult.

''I am sad and confused and I have a headache,'' Mt Palpost said before declining a Phuketwan request to explain.

Mr Palpost, 23, grieving at the sudden death of his girlfriend, Koramal Chittangkul, 52, will probably not be questioned further by investigating police.

Talk that a murder was being investigated was wrong, said Lieutenant Thanapob Rattanaburi of Cherng Talay Police Station: ''We think it is far more likely that she killed herself.''

Mr Palpost returned to Khun Koramal's house in Cherng Talay about midnight after leaving briefly for a drink and could not get a response from inside, police were told.

Kusoldharm Foundation workers found Khun Koramal inside, hanging from packing twine.

Neighbors told police that the couple argued almost every night and Khun Koramal appeared to be jealous whenever younger women paid attention to her younger boyfriend.

Mr Palpost told Phuketwan today that he had been on Phuket for 17 months as a tourist.

After interviewing Mr Palpost, police said he did not appear to be behaving suspiciously in any way. Nothing unusual was found in a medical examination of the body at Thalang Hospital.

''If the family wish to have Khun Koramal's body autopsied, they will have to send it to Bangkok or Surat Thani at their expense,'' he said.

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Thirty year age differences (either way) in a marriage can be "problematic" for many reasons.

With a 15 year age difference between my wife and I (married in 2008 in Phuket) - I am quite cognizant about half the "problems" already..

Posted by farang888 on September 22, 2014 21:52

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Whether you are younger than she is, farang888, or older, attributing problems to age differences is often just an excuse.

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True, that's why "problem" was in quotations.

I am blessed with a great partner; it was meant as tongue in cheek. As she is the younger one - I need to stay in decent shape - or choose to rather.

Posted by farang888 on September 22, 2014 22:15

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My first girlfriend in Phuket was 17 and I was 45, no promblems at all, just too mut sex all da time, phew! As a strong Viking Dane that was just a good daily exercise in the morning, afternoon and night. Enjoy all your young and fit girl-/boyfriends out there, and RIP to the departed.

Posted by BOM on September 22, 2014 23:15

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So since this is a closed case already according to the police, I'm assuming that is why they would have her family foot the bill in Bangkok for the autopsy. Kind of cold and cruel, but a shut case is a shut case I guess.

Posted by Donald Jackson on September 23, 2014 03:53

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Without coronial investigations on all deaths, that's the way it is in developing countries.

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Exactly Alan, a coronial investigation is conducted on most deaths unless the person was suffering a terminal medial condition and under supervised medication. In this case an investigation may still be conducted to obtain further knowledge to advance help in treatment of others.
Even a person who walks in front of a car and dies will be autopsied to determine whether there are external reasons relating to the cause of the death.

Posted by Manowar on September 23, 2014 05:57

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I rarely see 'Sven aged 52 and girlfriend Noi aged 23'. Sexist much?

Posted by jonty on October 1, 2014 13:21

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What's sexist about a person's age, jonty? You will find PW and other news site that know a story when they see one reporting 'Billionaire, 82, marries Playboy bunny, 23.'
There's nothing ''sexist'' about age. It's a vital piece of information that we carry whenever possible. You seem to be mentally comparing age with breast measurements. Now, that would be sexist.


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