A 42-year-old Chinese man, identified as Tongyong Fu, was apprehended at Suvarnabhumi Airport late Saturday while trying to flee Thailand, just hours after the brutal killing of a transgender woman in a Pattaya apartment. The victim, 25-year-old Woranan from Nong Khai, was found dead with her heart and lung missing, sparking a frantic manhunt that ended with Fu’s arrest at immigration.

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Pattaya police were called to the scene early Saturday after a housekeeper, alarmed by a violent argument heard hours earlier, discovered the gruesome scene. The victim, a post-operative transgender woman, had been staying in the apartment rented by Fu, who was seen leaving the building before authorities arrived. Investigators found a large plastic bag and scissors inside the unit, deepening suspicions of organ removal.

A 41-year-old Chinese man accused of murdering a 25-year-old Thai transwoman in Pattaya has been arrested at Suvarnabhumi Airport.

The victim was found dead in an apartment room, with her body cut open and her heart and one lung removed. Parts of the room had been wiped clean.… pic.twitter.com/2SKo1vz9g0

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Witnesses reported a loud, prolonged dispute around 1 a.m., but no one intervened until the morning, when staff forced entry. Fu, now in custody, is being transported back to Pattaya for interrogation with the aid of a translator. Police have yet to determine a motive for the shocking crime.

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The case has sent shockwaves through Pattaya’s expat and LGBTQ+ communities, with authorities vowing a thorough investigation into what they believe was a deliberate murder. An autopsy is expected to confirm the exact cause of death and the circumstances behind the missing organs.

-Thailand News (TN)