Brit tourist investigated over dead Thai sex worker found decomposing in hotel room
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A British tourist is under investigation after a Thai sex worker was found decomposing in his hotel room for several days. Bearach Beataidh, 71, was last seen kissing Duangta Khampongsom, 45, as he took her to his guest house in Pattaya in eastern Thailand on December 18. Caretaker Prayoon Chinsai raised the alarm when he noticed a foul odour coming from the room.
When he knocked and no one answered, he used a spare key to open the door - only to find the woman's half-naked body rotting on the bed. Police checked CCTV and spotted Bearach, from County Down, Northern Ireland leaving the room on December 22 -the same day Duangta was found.
Cops searched for the British pensioner and found him drinking at a bar along Jomtien Beach. He was said to have been dazed and confused when he was detained. Police Captain Puttharak Sonkhamhan of the Pattaya City Police Station said officers are questioning Bearach further over his bizarre statements. He said: “The woman had been dead for at least three days. Her body had started to decay and bloat, giving off a foul smell throughout the room.
“She was wearing only denim shorts and nothing on her top half. An inspection of the room found no signs of a struggle or ransacking. It would be difficult not to notice she was dead as her body was already decomposing. There was also blood on the bed.”.
