PATTAYA, THAILAND – A man who tracked his girlfriend’s phone via iCloud found the 27-year-old dead in a room in Bang Lamung near Pattaya on the evening of 13 March, and police sent her body to Bangkok for autopsy as investigations continued.
Body found in room near Pattaya
At around 9:06 p.m., officers from the Nong Prue police station and rescue workers from the Sawang Boriboon Foundation were dispatched to a building in Nong Prue subdistrict. They responded to a report of a woman found dead in one of the rooms.
At the scene, emergency personnel found a 27-year-old woman, identified by police only as Ms A, who had already been discovered by her partner. The man had located her before officers arrived.
Argument, departure, then no response
According to the man, listed by police as Mr B, the couple had argued earlier. After the dispute, the woman left her previous accommodation.
When she did not answer his calls, he said he tried to reach her over an extended period. He then decided to track her phone.
iCloud search leads to building
Using iCloud, Mr B traced his girlfriend’s location to the building and then to the specific room where she was later found. When no one responded inside, he obtained a spare key to the room from the building, according to police.
He then opened the door and entered.
Discovery in wardrobe
Inside the room, Mr B found the woman in the wardrobe, according to initial questioning at the police station. He told officers he had not expected to find her in that condition.
Police stated he appeared to be in shock after the discovery.
No signs of struggle or theft
Initial examinations at the scene revealed no indications of a struggle, police said. Investigators also found no signs of theft.
Nothing appeared to have been taken from the room based on the information available so far. Officers therefore kept all possibilities open as they assessed the situation.
Autopsy in Bangkok, investigation ongoing
Officers from Nong Prue secured evidence, documented the scene and carried out initial interviews, including questioning Mr B. The woman’s body was transported to the forensic institute at the Police General Hospital in Bangkok.
There, an autopsy was expected to determine the exact cause of death.
Digital tracking in everyday life
The case illustrated how digital location tracking had already become part of everyday life. It also showed how quickly such tools could play a key role in extreme situations.
“Which questions should police pursue particularly thoroughly in such cases, and where does problematic surveillance begin in relationships?”
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