BANGKOK, Thailand - A report from a police station in one of
Bangkok's northern suburbs claims that the body of Hong
Khaphapu was found in his detention cell after he took his own
life. For the first time, an inmate has killed himself by
drowning. Thai police claim that the Chinese drug suspect
committed suicide by submerging his head in a toilet water tank
in his cell. Hong had previously been detained after police
found close to 4,000 methamphetamine pills on him, as well as
another 10,000 at his apartment. Some human rights groups are
suspicious of the incident, knowing that many inmate deaths
have come by the hands of police officers. Without any
evidence, we'll just have to assume that Hong simply felt his
life was a waste.