Tragic: Elderly Man Dies Alone, Remains Undiscovered for Days as Six Dogs Stand Guard and Consume Parts of Body
A 67-year-old Bangkok man died alone in his home and went undiscovered for several days, with his six pet dogs partially consuming the decomposed body before neighbors detected the smell and alerted police.
A 67-year-old man identified as Mr. Nornong was found dead in his three-story commercial building in Bangkok's Bangbon district after several days, with the decomposed body partially consumed by his six pet dogs. Officers from Bangkhunthian Police Station, assisted by volunteers from the Por Tek Tung Foundation and forensic pathologists from Siriraj Hospital, discovered the body on May 6 after the locked iron door had to be forced open. The man was found in the rear area of the house, having been dead for several days. Six pet dogs kept in the home were barking loudly and standing guard over the body. Parts of the deceased's body showed signs of being bitten and gnawed by the dogs. The man suffered from chronic hypertension and cerebral artery constriction. Due to the decomposed state of the body and damage from the dogs, initial examination could not determine signs of injury or struggle, but authorities suspect he died from his underlying medical conditions and have sent the body for autopsy to confirm the cause of death. A 56-year-old neighbor, Mr. Sanen, revealed he noticed a strong foul smell the previous day but didn't initially investigate until the morning when he traced the odor to the house and alerted village authorities and police. He recalled seeing the homeowner feeding the dogs about four days earlier. The deceased was a secondhand goods seller at a local market and was known to love keeping dogs, maintaining six in total at his home. Officers from Bangbon district have initially removed five of the dogs, with one remaining still uncaptured, and authorities plan to continue providing food for the dog remaining in the house.
