The Nation was informed by residents that the man was living alone in a shanty made of old and rusty corrugated iron sheeting. The Nation checked the house and found it in disrepair with one old bed and a mosquito net. The man’s only belongings consisted of an old rice cooker he used to prepare rice and eggs. Mud had also made the toilet unserviceable, forcing the elderly man to ask his neighbours to use their facilities, and leaving a bad odor. Suphan said he had been drawing monthly allowances for the old man, who had recently suffered from a stomachache.

Source: The Nation Bangkok October 10, 2017 07:18 UTC