21-Year-Old Man Loses All Savings to Online Slots, Takes His Own Life in the Forest
A 21-year-old Myanmar national lost his entire savings to online slot machines and was found dead hanging from a tree in a Chonburi forest the next day, after disappearing following the gambling loss.
A 21-year-old man loses all his savings to online slots, becomes severely stressed, disappears overnight, and is later found dead hanging from a tree in a forest. On May 14, 2025, police from Phan Thong Station in Chonburi province and rescue teams from the Dharma Radiance Manee Rat Foundation investigated the body of a deceased person found under a large iron wood tree in dense forest in Moo 7, Ma Bo Pong Subdistrict, Phan Thong District, Chonburi, after being notified by locals foraging for red ant eggs. Upon investigation about 100 meters into the forest, they found the body of Ang Thiad U, a 21-year-old Myanmar national, hanging from the tree branch. According to a language interpreter, the victim's brother reported that on the previous morning they had spoken normally before parting ways for work. That evening at 5 p.m., after work, the victim spent time playing online slot machines until all his money was gone. He then became angry and stressed, ran out of the room without saying anything, and disappeared all night. His brother tried to contact him but received no response and initially thought he had gone to a friend's house to calm down. Only later did they learn that someone had found him dead in the forest. Police instructed rescue teams to retrieve the body from the tree and transport it to Phan Thong Hospital for autopsy before releasing it to family for religious ceremonies.
