2 days ago
Horror as man is found dead in Thai internet cafe
A 42-year-old man has been found dead at an internet cafe in eastern Thailand after spending the night gaming alone.
Jirakrit Ruangsri, a regular at the Chonburi cafe, arrived on Saturday evening with snacks and soft drinks, settling in for what appeared to be a routine night of online gaming and movie watching.
In the early hours of Sunday morning, Jirakrit was seen resting with his head on his arm, and staff assumed he had simply fallen asleep. But when the cafe manager arrived around 6am and tried to wake him, it became clear that something was wrong.
Emergency services were called with police arriving at the scene just after 7am.
Jirakrit was found unresponsive, slumped over in a gaming chair in front of a powered-off computer.
Police Captain Itsaraphong Suwannajak of the Laem Chabang district station said: 'The deceased is estimated to have been dead for more than six hours because his body was already stiff. No signs of assault were found.
'Police inspected his motorcycle and found multiple appointment slips from Chonburi Hospital under his name. They were appointments to discuss heart surgery.'
A preliminary search revealed no suspicious items were found in his possession. On his desk was a bottle of water, a can of soft drink, snacks, herbal inhalers, and a set of motorcycle keys.
His backpack contained clothing, medications and hospital documents indicating he had been receiving treatment for a heart condition, including upcoming surgery at Chonburi Hospital.
Cafe employee Pongamorn Donprai, 25, said Jirakrit visited the cafe almost daily to relax.
'That night, he came in, sat down and spent around two hours alone watching movies and listening to music, while playing a game,' he said.
'At around midnight, I saw that he had fallen asleep, so I went to wake him up. He was still breathing and I thought he was just tired so I let him rest.
'But when the manager arrived to clean at around 6am, we saw him lying facedown. He wouldn't wake up no matter how much we shook him. It turned out he was already dead.'
Staff said Jirakrit often chatted with them about his life and revealed that he had been suffering from heart disease. He was described as friendly and generous, occasionally bringing them gifts.
Jirakrit's body was taken to Laem Chabang hospital for a post-mortem to confirm the cause of death.
