Man falls to death inside Bangkok’s Silom mall

BANGKOK — A man fell to his death inside the Silom Complex this evening (Feb 4), landing beside an escalator as horrified shoppers looked on.

Police have ruled the death as a suicide after inspecting CCTV footage and questioning witnesses, reported Khaosod English.

The man was identified as Sawat Yatha, a 55-year-old war veteran and a Bangkok native. Media reports said he left the military service “many years ago”.

The man reportedly fell from the fifth floor of the shopping mall, hitting a goods kiosk on the ground floor, dying instantly.

The Bangkok Post reported witnesses telling the police that Sawat, who had been wearing a green T-shirt and military-style camouflage pants, took off his shoes, walked to the railing and jumped over it. His body was found lying face down on a clothing rail near the escalator on the ground floor.

The incident took place at about 4.30pm. A Muji clearance sale was ongoing at the first floor, and the area was crowded with shoppers,

Police Captain Pitinan Kaewduangpian told the Bangkok Post that authorities are questioning the man’s relatives to establish a motive for him jumping to his death just a day after the annual Veterans’ Day. AGENCIES