PATTAYA, Thailand – A South Korean businessman who owned a beauty clinic and a golf course in Pattaya was found dead inside his luxury home on the evening of Feb. 11, with police believing he shot himself.
At around 5:00 p.m., Nongprue Police received a report that a foreign national had died from a gunshot inside a high-end housing estate on Tung Klom–Tan Man 8 Road in Banglamung district, Chonburi. Investigators, forensic officers from Chonburi Forensic Science Division 2, and rescue workers from the Sawang Boriboon Foundation were dispatched to the scene.
The incident occurred at a single-storey detached house valued at more than 10 million baht. Several luxury vehicles were parked at the residence. Inside the living room, police found the body of the homeowner, identified as Mr. Wonhoa Jung, 55, a South Korean national.
Investigators found a firearm near the body and evidence indicating a self-inflicted gunshot. The area was sealed off to allow forensic officers to conduct a detailed examination.
Police also recovered a handwritten note in Korean expressing emotional distress and deep longing for his wife, who reportedly passed away suddenly about four months earlier. The note was collected as evidence.
The victim’s driver told police he had been waiting outside the house to pick up his employer when he received a call from company staff asking him to check inside. After entering the house using a passcode, he discovered his employer unresponsive and immediately alerted authorities.
Police said preliminary findings point to suicide by firearm, based on physical evidence at the scene and the contents of the note. Investigators noted that the deceased had been under significant emotional strain following his wife’s death.
The body will be sent to the Institute of Forensic Medicine at Police General Hospital in Bangkok for a full autopsy. Police are also examining the origin and registration of the firearm before formally concluding the case.
