UPDATE
The dead woman has been named as Aino Marianne Seppala.
Original Report
PHUKET: A long-term expat has died a sad, lonely death in southern Phuket, with her faithful dog by her side.
The 56-year-old Swedish woman had been dead for about 10 days when Kusoldharm Foundation Phuket paramedics found her body yesterday.
She was stretched out on a sofa in her rented single-storey house in Vichit, south of Phuket City.
The television was still on, paramedics said. The woman was dressed in a pair of jeans and a t-shirt with a large Thai flag depicted on the front.
There was no sign of a disturbance, police said. Close to the sofa was a low table with a whisky bottle, medicines and an ashtray with an unsmoked cigarette on it.
The woman's furry black dog remained with her in the house.
The owner of the rented home alerted police to concerns about the woman, a long-term expat.
Her body was taken to Vachira Phuket Hospital in Phuket City.
Phuketwan broke the news of the woman's death to envoys today but will not publish the woman's name until her family in Sweden have been notified.
56 is way too young. RIP. Your dog was with you to the end. I hope someone finds a good home for it.
Posted by Ben on June 10, 2013 11:00