British boy, 16, is found dead with head wounds in a Thai forest: Police hunt for teenager’s missing girlfriend
- British teenager was found dead after going out with a girl on a motorbike
- Thai police have said Ben may have been the victim of a phone robbery
A British teenager has been found dead with head wounds in a forest in Thailand as police begin the search for his missing girlfriend.
Woramet Ben Taota, 16, went for a motorcycle ride with Yam, also 16, in Lampang province on Saturday but did not return home.
Local police said they received a report on Sunday morning that Ben had been found dead in a grove in the Ban Than district, with injuries resembling blunt force.
Officers reported that the teenager’s phone and cash were missing from his shoulder bag, and suggested he might have been robbed.
They believe he was killed elsewhere and left in the woods as there were no signs of struggle. His partner has not been found as of Monday 8 May.
Woramet Ben Taota, 16, (pictured) went for a motorcycle ride with the girl named Yam, 16, in Lampang province on Sunday evening, but neither of them returned to their homes
Police have started a search for Yam (pictured), who was reportedly with Ben on Saturday
Police Colonel Sittisak Singtongla, superintendent of the Mae Tha Police, said: ‘The station received a notification at 10:15am that a deceased person was found in the undergrowth.
They added that the body has been taken to hospital for an autopsy.
‘We are currently tracking down individuals close to the victim, including his female companion. She is a key figure in this case since she is the last person to see him alive.’
Ben’s mother told police that her son had said goodbye to her on Saturday evening and said he was ‘going to work with friends’ but he did not give any more details to her.
The police said they are not ruling out any motives, attributing the killing to a possible love affair, a personal conflict, or a work dispute.
Police Colonel Sittisak added: ‘We have not yet finalized the issue.
‘It is still unclear whether it was a robbery, because the phone and cash of the deceased were not found, but we still cannot rule out other issues.
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