A Chinese tour agent died in an unexplained fall from the rooftop of a hotel in Pattaya late on Monday night, and police found indications that his third-floor room had been broken into.
The man fell from the top of the Mantra Pura Hotel on North Pattaya road. His death was reported to Pattaya police at 11.46pm.
Police and rescuers found the body of Chen Pu Lin, 33, lying in a pool of blood on a walkway beside the building. He was dressed only in his underwear.
A pool of blood was also found on the rooftop of the hotel. At room 355, where the man stayed, there were traces of a break-in, but the room had not been ransacked.
The man was part of a group of four from a Chinese tour agency.
On Monday night, his three colleagues went out for a night tour, Chen told them he was sick and would stay in his room. Prior to his fatal fall, the man not had a quarrel or a problem with anyone, the guides said.
Forensic police were due to examine the room and view recordings of security cameras at the hotel, while awaiting the result of an autopsy to establish the cause of the tourist's death.
