Missing Teacher Found Dead in Car in Lamphun Forest
Kindergarten teacher Viriya Phayom, 54, known as 'Teacher Neung,' was found dead inside her car in a community forest in Li District, Lamphun Province, five days after she went missing from her home in Lampang. Police discovered the decomposed body on November 12 after villagers reported a vehicle parked in the forest since November 10. CCTV footage showed her driving toward Lamphun on the day she disappeared, and authorities are investigating the circumstances of her death.
The body of 'Teacher Neung' was found dead inside a vehicle in a forested area of Li District, Lamphun Province, five days after she vanished from her home in Lampang. Her family lost contact with her on November 12. Viriya Phayom, 54, known as 'Teacher Neung,' a kindergarten teacher at Sab Prab School, left her home in Ko Kha District, Lampang at 06:47 on November 7. Her family subsequently filed a missing person report at Ko Kha Police Station. Today at 17:15, investigators at Li Police Station, Lamphun received a report from villagers in Li District who had discovered a sedan parked in the Ban Pu community forest since November 10. Police and rescue workers from Li responded to the scene, where they found a bronze Nissan Almera parked in the forest. Inside the vehicle, they discovered a deceased individual in a decomposed state. Upon inspection, the deceased was identified as Viriya, or 'Teacher Neung,' who had been missing. Police reviewed CCTV footage from November 7 at 08:05, which showed Teacher Neung purchasing items at a convenience store in the Ban Santi Suk area of Si Sam Ngam District, Lampang, before driving toward Li District, Lamphun. Officials and relatives are appealing for cooperation from residents of Li and Ban Hong districts, or nearby areas, to report any sightings or clues regarding 'Teacher Neung' or the vehicle to local police.
