Man falls to death from sixth-floor balcony after hiding from flight attendant girlfriend’s ex

BANGKOK – A 24-year-old man fell to his death from the sixth-floor balcony of a condominium in Bangkok’s Chatuchak district early on Friday (13 November) after reportedly hiding outside his flight attendant girlfriend’s room when her former boyfriend unexpectedly arrived.

Police at Phahon Yothin Police Station received a report of the incident at approximately 01.45 and rushed to the condominium in Lat Yao subdistrict, accompanied by forensic officers, a doctor and rescue workers from the Ruamkatanyu Foundation.

At the scene, officers found the man’s body lying face down on the ground below the building. Investigators determined that he had fallen from the sixth floor, where his girlfriend, a flight attendant, lived.

An inspection of the room found no signs of a struggle. However, police discovered that bird-proof wire mesh installed around the rear balcony had been torn, directly above the spot where the man’s body was found.

According to the woman’s statement to police, she had brought her current boyfriend to her condominium earlier that night.

Shortly after 01.00, her former boyfriend unexpectedly arrived at the room, prompting her to ask her current boyfriend to hide outside on the balcony.

She told investigators that she then argued with her former boyfriend before he eventually left.

After the argument, she went to check on her boyfriend but found that he had disappeared from the balcony. She also noticed that the bird-proof mesh had been torn.

The woman then went downstairs, where she discovered her boyfriend lying dead on the ground below the building.

Police said the exact circumstances surrounding the fall remained under investigation.

Investigators attempted to review CCTV footage from outside the room, but the surveillance system was experiencing technical problems. Condominium technicians have been contacted to repair the system so officers can examine the recordings.

The man’s body was transferred for a post-mortem examination, while police notified his relatives and continued their investigation into the incident.