UPDATE
The dead man has been named as Richard Eric Pratt, 57. His family has been notified.
Original Report
PHUKET: An Australian man has died after apparently jumping from a balcony at the Banana Love Hotel in Patong.
His 35-year-old Thai girlfriend, who found him hanging from a length of red cord at 5.10am, told Patong police that he had had medical problems.
The couple had been staying at the hotel in Rat-U-Tit 200 Pi Road for five months. All bills had been paid on time, officers said.
Phuketwan has been given a name but will not publish it until the man's relatives have been notified.
People suffering from depression or feeling down are advised to talk to friends or family, or to visit a doctor.
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khun Sert Tongdee, you're 100% sure is a suicide? in my opinion murder can't be ruled out... people suffering from depression or feeling down don't bother to pay bills before take his own life
Posted by iamnotthai on August 14, 2011 20:00
Editor Comment:
Khun Sert Tongdee is 100 percent certain the man is dead, iamnotthai. The rest is up to police and embassy officials to determine. Unless you have some inside knowledge of this particular case, your guesswork is inappropriate.