CHONBURI – On Tuesday afternoon, a tragic incident occurred in Si Racha, Chonburi, in which five members of the same family died in what authorities believe was a murder-suicide motivated by serious financial problems. The discovery was made after relatives, unable to contact the family for several days, requested a welfare check at their residence in the Nong Kham subdistrict.

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Police and rescue workers arrived at the scene around 4:00 PM to find the house locked and emitting a strong odor. Upon entering, officers discovered the bodies of 62-year-old Somjin, his 60-year-old wife Thassawan, their 21-year-old daughter Sukunya, their one-year-old granddaughter, and Somjin’s 82-year-old mother-in-law. Four victims showed severe head injuries consistent with blows from a heavy stone mortar found at the scene, while Somjin was found deceased by hanging in the bathroom.

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Neighbors and a friend described Somjin as a hardworking street vendor who sold squid and fermented rice noodles at a local market. Preliminary investigation suggests that overwhelming financial pressures may have triggered a mental health crisis leading to the tragedy.

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The bodies have been transferred to the Institute of Forensic Science for autopsy as police continue their investigation into the precise timeline and circumstances surrounding one of Chonburi’s most devastating family tragedies in recent memory.

-Thailand News (TN)