Deeply shaken by an unexplainable tragedy, Somporn, a 48-year-old mother hailing from Thailand, casts a plea for further inquiry into the mysterious demise of her 23-year-old daughter, Thanaporn. Just a single day after her arrival in Japan, Thanaporn’s life was cut tragically short as she plummeted to her death from the eighth floor of a condominium. Somporn solicited the assistance of the Pavena Foundation for Children and Women on the 10th of September, in her fervent quest for answers surrounding her daughter’s untimely death.
Citing her financial condition as a barrier, Somporn expressed her inability to physically travel to Japan to unravel the puzzling circumstances leading to her daughter’s fatal incident. She vehemently rejects the Japanese police’s verdict of suicide. Her unwavering belief is grounded in knowing that Thanaporn was in Japan to escalate her financial status, by working as a party entertainer. With dreams of supporting her mother’s aspiration of unveiling a beverage store and taking care of her four-year-old son, Thanaporn had left Thailand on July 21.
Somporn grew increasingly alarmed when she failed to establish contact with her daughter since her departure. Messages sent via LINE, a messaging app, went unread, and calls echoed unanswered. The chilling news of her daughter’s fate was broken to her on July 26, by a disturbing phone call from the Consular Affairs Department.
Japanese authorities elucidated that Thanaporn met her end by a lethal fall from an eighth-floor condominium situated in the scenic Isesaki City, falling under the Kanagawa prefecture’s jurisdiction. Their hypothesis of suicide was based on the conspicuous absence of any signs of physical struggle or defensive wounds at the scene of the incident. CCTV footage shows Thanaporn bearing her luggage into her assigned room on July 23. Intriguingly, the same luggage was found abandoned outside her room later the same day. A fellow resident handed Thanaporn’s orphaned belongings over to law enforcement officials after ominous attempts in vain to locate her.
The Japanese authorities embarked on their mission to reach Thanaporn, but to no avail. Their subsequent attempt to notify her emergency contact, her desperate mother Somporn, was initially met with a hesitancy due to an unfamiliar number. However, it eventually culminated into a heartrending revelation for Somporn when she learnt about her daughter’s death on July 26.
Upon being cremated by the local authorities, the last physical remnants of Thanaporn remain inaccessible to Somporn due to the exorbitant costs of transferring the ashes and travelling to Japan.
Paveena Hongsakun, the dedicated founder of the Paveena Foundation, gained access to the esteemed records of the case. Her investigative endeavours reveal a crucial, possibly linked phone conversation that transpired shortly before Thanaporn’s death. Paveena and her team strive to further excavate the truth by appealing to the Japanese authorities for more CCTV surveillance footage at the unfortunate site.
The Paveena Foundation further extends their compassionate support to Somporn, pledging their commitment to assist in the painstaking task of retrieving Thanaporn’s ashes, in addition to uncovering the secret of her strange death. To be part of their continuing journey, follow The Thaiger’s latest stories on their newly-minted Facebook page – HERE.
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