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BANGKOK — A British man who reportedly lost 10 million baht in a fraud scheme was found dead in his guesthouse room in Chiang Mai province today.

 

The 38-year-old Briton had been dead for two days before cleaning staff at a guesthouse in Muang district found his body at 10 am this morning, police say. 

 

According to Pol.Maj.Gen. Wichian Chaichomphu, a detective officer at Muang Chiang Mai Police Station, the British man appeared to have died from alcohol poisoning, though a more detailed autopsy is needed in order to establish a clear cause of death. 

 

Khaosod English is withholding the name of the deceased until it is confirmed that his family has been notified. 

 

Pol.Maj.Gen. Wichian said witnesses told police that the Briton was an Oxford graduate who came to Thailand "many years ago" and fell in love with a Thai girl at a bar in Chiang Mai. The woman then convinced him to invest 10 million baht in her fabricated "plan" to open an elephant-breeding business in the region, Pol.Maj.Gen. Wichian said.

 

"The woman fled with the money," Pol.Maj.Gen. Wichian told reporters. 

 

After losing 10 million baht, the Briton reportedly became bitter and began drinking heavily. According to witnesses, he drank "4-5 bottles of alcohol" every day. 

 

http://www.khaosodenglish.com/detail.php?newsid=1415965690

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