A woman who had been searching for her missing husband for over three years discovered his remains in a septic tank behind their home in Nakhon Ratchasima on Thursday.
The dead man was identified as Seung Paekratok, 66. His wife, Tawee, found the skeleton while clearing the site to build another bathroom. The tank, one metre wide and 1.5 metres deep, had long been hidden by weeds.
Mrs Tawee said she believed her husband might have accidentally fallen in while drunk.
Clothing found with the bones, including his yellow shirt, convinced her the remains were his.
She recalled searching tirelessly, following every reported sighting and filing a police report. Once, she said, she even dreamed of seeing him outside their home, which neighbours took as a sign he had already died.
The remains went unnoticed for years because the area was overgrown and smells were assumed to come from compost.
Police will conduct DNA testing with the couple’s daughter to confirm the identity. Mrs Tawee, however, is certain that the bones belong to her husband and plans to hold religious rites once confirmed.
