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Young wife of wealthy businessman falls to suspicious death
Suspicious circumstances surround the death of Chanatip
Jonmonton, 21, who plummeted from the 37th floor of the Beach Condominium in
Naklua.
Police were called to the scene, and finding only bloodstains in the small
woodland behind the Condo, they learned that relatives had taken the woman
to the Bangkok-Pattaya hospital where she was pronounced DOA.
Upon questioning her husband, Mr. Supachai Jonmonton, 33, a well to do
building contractor, he admitted that he had been at the scene the whole
time. He told police that the incident happened just after they had a
quarrel after returning home from the cinema. He said his wife had stormed
out onto the balcony, and he had followed her in order to clear up the
misunderstanding. When he didn’t find her, he feared she had fallen.
Shocked, he rushed downstairs and found the body of his wife in the woodland
area. He rushed her to the hospital, but to no avail. She died on the way.
Reporters say that when they interviewed Supachai, his behaviour was
suspicious and his explanation did not match the one given to police
officers. He told reporters that he and his wife were “playing” on the
balcony, and that she had leaned against the 80 centimetre high railing and
lost her balance, tipping over backward before he could catch her.
People outside the building said they had seen the woman enter the building
alone, which does not agree with the testimony that the couple had gone to
the cinema together. A few moments later, when they heard that someone had
fallen, they rushed to see and found it was the same person they had seen
only a moment ago.
The police have logged the death as a jumping suicide, and have requested
that reporters not report this incident as it would reflect badly on Mr.
Supachai, who is the head of the board of directors of a large construction
company in Pattaya. The police also requested that the husband take the body
to the temple as soon as possible.
Upon learning of her death, relatives did not believe it was a suicide as
she had only been married to Supachai for three months. They believe there
is some mysterious reason behind the death. They said that Supachai was very
jealous as his wife was very young and pretty and still liked to go out and
boogie as all 21 year old people do. They told reporters that Supachai kept
her penned up in the condominium and was constantly upset at her sneaking
out for evenings on the town. They believe that this caused a quarrel which
somehow led to her death.
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