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Businessman’s Dismembered Corpse Found In Freezer Along With Chainsaw And Hedge Clippers

On Tuesday, July 11, 2023, in Pattaya, Chonburi province, Thailand, a Thai reporter captures an image of an unoccupied freezer at the Nong Prue police station.

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Authorities discovered the frozen remains of a German businessman inside a residence in southern Thailand on Tuesday.

Hans-Peter Mack had been reported missing for a week before his body was found around 11:00 p.m. the previous day, the police chief of Nong Prue stated, according to The Associated Press.

The police chief, Tawee Kudthaleng, said that authorities managed to locate the body by reviewing security camera footage from the vicinity, per AP. The article stated that Thai media outlets published photos and videos showing a black truck carrying a freezer, with an individual squatting beside it, the outlet noted.

According to a missing person notice that Mack’s family circulated, the deceased was last seen driving his Mercedes sedan in the coastal city of Pattaya in southern Thailand. His family had offered a reward for information leading to his return, AP reported. (RELATED: Mexican Authorities Find 45 Bags Containing Human Body Parts)

The Bangkok-based news site, Khaosod English, released photos from the scene showing forensic teams inspecting a garbage bag extracted from a large white freezer, the outlet reported. The bag reportedly contained a Makita cordless chainsaw, a pair of yellow-handled hedge clippers and two substantial rolls of plastic, per AP.

Tawee stated that a substantial sum of money was missing from Mack’s bank account, leading investigators to suspect a connection between the funds and the murder, per AP