Police are questioning a "person of interest" as they investigate the mysterious death of a young "pretty" found in the lobby of a condominium early on Tuesday.
Thitima Noraphanphiphat, 25, alias Nong Lunlabelle, was found dead on a sofa in the lobby by a security guard at a condominium building in Dao Khanong area.
There were no signs of violence on her body, and police say there was no evidence of drug use.
Her boyfriend, Natthanai Homthianthong, 31, told police Thitima was hired for 3,500 baht to serve drinks at a party in Nonthaburi on Monday. She was due to finish work at 5pm.
He had learned of his girlfriend’s death on Tuesday.
Recordings from the condominium security cameras showed a young man carrying an apparently unconscious Thitima into the building around 6pm on Monday, and then taking her to a room on the sixth floor.
The same man was later seen carrying her down from the room to the lobby sofa around 2am on Tuesday.
A condominium employee discovered her there, realised she was dead and called Bukkhalo police station. A doctor's preliminary examination found she died of heart failure. A full post-mortem was planned.
Police said investigators on Tuesday went to the room on the sixth floor to ask the young man there what happened to the woman. The man refused to open the door, so police forced it open and detained him for questioning.
The man also worked in product promotion, as a “pretty boy’’. After questioning, he was allowed to leave.
Thai media identified him, Nam Oun, as Rachadech Wongtabutr.
Reports said Mr Rachadech had posted photos of the unconscious woman on his Facebook page, with a message that she was his wife No. 100. The post drew a lot of criticism and he later deleted it.
Mr Rachadech told police on Wednesday that he and some friends, including Thitima, were drinking at a house in Bang Bua Thong area of Nonthaburi before her death, according to media reports.
During the party, he and the woman "fell in love" and she agreed to go his condominium room.
He insisted he did not drug her. She had several glasses of alcoholic drinks, and became intoxicated and then unconscious. He took her to his car and drove to his condominium, then carried her to his room. As he was about the enter a lift, the woman urinated, and later urinated again on his bed. He changed her clothes for her and they slept without having sex as they were both drunk. He woke up around midnight when a friend phoned him to say her boyfriend and some relatives were on their way to get her, the reports said.
He carried the young woman down to the lobby sofa and then hurriedly returned to his room as he feared being assaulted.
The man said he was not aware that the woman had died. He did not take her to a hospital as he thought it was normal for a drunk person to vomit or sleep deeply.
