South African hunted after female Thai jeweler bludgeoned to death in Bangkok hotel

[bander]

2 hours ago, observer90210 said:

And why did she allow the man in her room ?

I would never trust any African i meet on the street in Thailand, drug trafficking and hustling are keywords. 

They know that you know by saying: pizzz off.

She probably knew him and was unaware what kind of guy he was. 

[maxcorrigan]

52 minutes ago, sawadee1947 said:

Maybe Susama was tired of all the white men and enjoyed a last time a black for what a black is famous for. 

Black! not PC these days, a "gentleman or person of colour" is the norm at the moment, at least until someone gets offended by it that is!

[hotchilli]

Seems very strange, she books into a hotel room and goes out alone to eat & presumably drink until 4am, Somehow knows the guy in the adjoining room & allows a black guy into her room at 8am... who kills her !

A bit more to this story to follow I'm sure !

[emptypockets]

2 hours ago, observer90210 said:

considering on which grounds the man went to meet her in the privacy of her room may give investigators a direction to look...jewel transaction related ? ... drug related ? ... something more intimate related ? .... neither of the three ?

I expect the cops have had some semblance of investigative training. Stop stressing. All will be revealed in due course.

[bander]

3 minutes ago, hotchilli said:

Seems very strange, she books into a hotel room and goes out alone to eat & presumably drink until 4am, Somehow knows the guy in the adjoining room & allows a black guy into her room at 8am... who kills her !

A bit more to this story to follow I'm sure !

You are right, leave the case to the famous TV desktop detectives they have already sharpen the pencils and ready to work as we chat.

[emptypockets]

No doubt the Dutch guy did it via an interconnected door between the two rooms. The he called the black man escort agency to send a guy over. The Nigerian found the body and left in a suspicious manner. Arrest old Dutchy and crime solved.

[ttrd]

1 hour ago, vogie said:

And what would that be, singing Old Man River.

... or Uncle Toms Cabin ...

[I am More Thai Than You]

Oh dear. What is the go with this sudden scourge of violence from foreigners to the locals. It is really giving the rest of us a terrible name.

[ttrd]

6 minutes ago, I am More Thai Than You said:

Oh dear. What is the go with this sudden scourge of violence from foreigners to the locals. It is really giving the rest of us a terrible name.

Based on your user name - you have nothing to worry about ...

[bhatmasterson]

4 hours ago, soalbundy said:

She obviously couldn't hence the bludgeoning.

Not funny at all!

[Sealbash]

Pronounce it the way it’s spelt 

Yes, with clicks and clacks in the appropriate order


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[Crash999]

9 hours ago, Vacuum said:

How the heck can anyone pronounce that?

It’s pronounced Murderer. 

[snoop1130]

Police seek Interpol assistance over fugitive South African suspect in murder of Thai businesswoman

By Suriya Patathayo 
The Nation

 

 

As part of an ongoing manhunt for a South African man who allegedly killed a Thai jewellery businesswoman at the weekend, police have contacted Interpol for help in locating the suspect, who has reportedly fled to Hong Kong, Immigration Bureau commissioner Pol Lt-General Surachate Hakparn said on Monday.

 

Surachate said police were in the process of gathering evidence to apply for an arrest warrant for South African national Mzwakhe Memela, 38, who was accused of killing businesswoman Susama Ruenrit, 35, from Kanchanaburi, whose body was found in a Bangkok hotel room on Sunday.

 

Once the warrant was issued, they would coordinate with Interpol and Hong Kong police to help locate and arrest the suspect, he said.

 

The police investigation was ongoing and had not yet uncovered the motive for the killing, nor established what relationship the suspect had with the murder victim, Surachate added.

 

Police had earlier said Memela was seen on security-camera footage leaving Susama’s sixth-floor hotel room in Lat Phrao district on Sunday morning. 

 

Her lifeless body was later found at noon the same day by staff of the hotel, located on Soi Lat Phrao 130, after they had been no response to their knocking on the door.

 

They had used a spare key to enter the room following Susama’s failure to pay the required room charge. 

 

Hotel staff alerted police after finding her body – which had suffered blunt-force trauma to the head – wrapped in a sheet. 

 

Police said Susama had checked in to the hotel at 9.50pm on Saturday, before going out and returning at 4am. 

 

Security cameras show Memela entering her room at 8am on Sunday and leaving at 8.45. 

 

He is reportedly seen walking backwards to the elevator while staring at Susama’s room. 

 

Police suspect Memela had gone to the room to cut a deal involving jewellery, but when negotiations went wrong, he struck and killed her.

 

In a separate but related development, Surachate on Monday also gave a policy address to 475 immigration police officers from the rank of inspector up to deputy commander, who had reported to their new assignments following the annual reshuffle. 

 

He emphasised to them the police’s duty in suppressing transnational crime and arresting and deporting law-breaking foreigners.

 

Surachate also said that a draft amendment to the Immigration Act would be considered by the Cabinet on Tuesday. 

 

If approved, the legal revision would help smooth the way for foreign investors’ legitimate business investments in Thailand, but would be stricter in regard to those foreigners whose investments harboured hidden intent for crime and fraud, he said. 

 

He explained that among the changed content of the law would also be the requirement for a higher sum of money – from the current Bt800,000 – to be held in a bank account, and a longer period of more than the current six months that the money must remain in the account, with a view to preventing the cooking of bank-account details by foreigners seeking business visas. 

 

As soon as it is implemented in the near future, this legal change – combined with the sharper and more detailed design of Thai immigration stamps – would be extremely useful in carrying out the immigration police’s mission, the Immigration Bureau chief added.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30366515

 

-- © Copyright The Nation 2019-03-25

[Hanuman2547]

I'm sure that Police General Somchai is hot on the trail of the culprit.  Wouldn't want to be a black South African in Thailand right now.  

[mercman24]

if i may ask a question off on a tangent, was there any outcome of the guy who was wanted as to the murder of a lady and was seen later on cctv with his brother i believe in a casino. i did not hear anything more,

[uffe123]

Should be easy to find.

 

[Sydebolle]

I just wonder where they got the name from ? 

[Just Weird]

12 hours ago, notasmartassknowitallfarag said:

She was a jeweler?

 

How did she know the African guy?

 

Why was it she had another foreigner friend in an adjacent room? 

 

Seems some information into the past is missing. 

 

Hopefully the scumbag will be caught.

 

Why the query on her profession that was clearly explained in the OP?

Why the interest in her innocent friend?

[Just Weird]

7 hours ago, ttrd said:

We may assume for the same reason anybody allow the opposite sex into their room ...

And there's a good chance that you'd assume wrongly.

[Schtrick]

https://www.gistmania.com/talk/topic,381894.0.html

[metisdead]

An off topic post has been removed. 

[balo]

A Nigerian man identified as John Odoemenam but uses a fake South African passport with the name, Mzwakhe Memela, has been declared wanted after allegedly killing a Thai woman whose body was found in a Bangkok hotel on Sunday.

[cornishcarlos]

10 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

He explained that among the changed content of the law would also be the requirement for a higher sum of money – from the current Bt800,000 – to be held in a bank account, and a longer period of more than the current six months

 

Anybody pick up on that comment, from post #45 !! I wonder if that means retiree's will be looking at more hoops to jump through again ??

[Macthehat]

14 hours ago, Caine said:

Friend in adjacent room didn’t hear the toilet bowl being smashed a 8am in the morning ? Strange 

Sounds like a case of explosive diarrhea...happens all the time  ..case closed!

[Maejo Man]

Once the warrant was issued, they would coordinate with Interpol and Hong Kong police to help locate and arrest the suspect, he said.

A great pity that they don't exercise this much zeal for other killers that have fled the kingdom....Not to mention any names of course ????

[hobobo]

3 hours ago, cornishcarlos said:

 

Anybody pick up on that comment, from post #45 !! I wonder if that means retiree's will be looking at more hoops to jump through again ??

Looks that way to me too. The last time it doubled (with a short mid-way step), so are we looking at 1.5M Baht?

[Pedrogaz]

Now why couldn't they ask Interpol to help with the Red Bull heir? How come they could translate documents for this murder but not for the red bull heir?

[newatthis]

17 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

 

Surachate also said that a draft amendment to the Immigration Act would be considered by the Cabinet on Tuesday. 

Lets wait and see what new joys they're bringing into our lives

[Boycie]

Suspect has been arrested in Vancouver Canada.

 

Well done to the Thai, Hong Kong and Canadian authorities.

 

[balo]

2 hours ago, Boycie said:

Suspect has been arrested in Vancouver Canada.

 

Source ? I can't find anything about this online.