Police have launched a murder investigation after the body of a Myanmar migrant worker was found wrapped in a mattress dumped among rubbish at a mangrove forest in Rassada this morning (May 3). Phuket City Police were called to the scene, an illegal dump site off Soi Tha Ruea Mai in Moo 7, at 7:30am. The body was wrapped in a light mattress secured tightly with three ropes. The mattress had been dumped halfway into a canal next to the rubbish, said Pol Maj Sakon Krainara. A Myanmar national named only as Malee, 43, soon identified the body as that of 51-year-old Pai Taicher. According to Ms Malee, who lived next door to the deceased, Pai returned to his place from working on a fishing boat on April 27 and an agent who help finds work in the fishing industry brought him his wages, Maj Sakon said. She said the agent subtracted his cut from Pai’s earnings before giving whatever was left to Pai, which upset Pai. Pai demand an explanation from him and they got into an argument. The agent assaulted Pai by smashing a glass bottle over his head, then both men went their separate ways, she said. Pai apparently went to a doctor that day, but he never returned. His neighbours had been looking for him, until someone found his body this morning, Maj Sakorn said. We have learned who Mr Pai’s agent was and we will question him about the allegations against him. At the same time, officers are investigating to find any other suspects who might be involved in the death of Mr Pai, Maj Sakon added. In the meantime, Mr Pai’s body has been taken to Vachira Phuet Hospital for doctors to confirm the cause of death. At this stage, we believe that he had been dead for at least a week before his body was discovered, Maj Sakorn said.
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