An American man reportedly committed suicide out of grief after his four-year-old son fell off the apartment building four days earlier, police said yesterday.
Jomtien Plaza official Pornnapa Weerakulwattana told police that James checked into the hotel on Wednesday, after his son died from falling off a 16-storey building on Tuesday. He had stayed in his room prior to the official going to collect rental fees yesterday. As the knocks didn't get any reply, they used a backup key to open the door and found James dead.
Police suspect he killed himself because of grief over his son's death. An autopsy will be performed on his body to determine the cause.