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A Chinese tourist visiting Thailand has been accused of killing and mutilating a transgender woman.
According to the Bangkok Post, in the resort town of Pattaya has been shocked by a horrific crime committed against one of their own. Law enforcement reported the suspect, 42-year-old Fu Tongyung, confessed to the horrifying crime that occurred back on April 25 in the Nong Khai province.
Reports state Tongyung met 25-year-old Woranan Pannacha on South Pattaya Beach and connected with her on WeChat, a Chinese instant messaging service. At the time of exchanging contact info with her, Tongyung believed Pannacha was assigned female at birth. Over WeChat, the pair discussed sexual favors in exchange for money, and agreed for Pannacha to have sex with him for about 8,000 baht ($240 USD). But things didn’t go as planned…
Per Tongyung’s confession, she refused to have sex with him after arriving at his hotel. He demanded a 50% refund. From there, a fight started. The suspect alleges Pannacha scratched his face and kicked him off the bed first. He says it was after that he got on top of her and strangled her to death. Just awful.
But the real terrifying details of this case came next. These details get truly, truly gruesome, so be wary if you have a weak stomach…
After killing her, Tongyung says he dragged her to the bathroom and cut open her breasts with scissors, pulling out her silicone implants. He then told police he felt like he wanted to “play” with her corpse, so he used the scissors to further mutilate her.
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The suspect informed law enforcement that he used the scissors to cut a line from her neck all the way down to her genitals and open up her body. He then removed her heart. After this, he said he washed up the body, took a shower, and went to bed. Police also noted the woman’s lungs were missing upon the discovery of her corpse, but he denied having touched those organs.
What. The. F**k. That poor, poor woman…
The next morning, per legal docs, Tongyung allegedly tried to flee the country. He got a plane ticket back to China, but police caught him and arrested him at the Suvarnabhumi Airport before his flight departed. Pattaya police chief Col. Anek Sathongyu said he only had a single drinking bottle in his luggage at the time.
Tongyung reportedly told law officials he didn’t know if he was mentally ill or not because he’d never sought a diagnosis. Chonburi police commander Tawatkiat Jindakuansanong was able to reveal a possible motive, however, when he revealed to the South China Morning Post:
“He confessed and said that he had seen a TV series and wanted to try to cut open the victim and remove the organs.”
Beyond horrifying.
The Bangkok Post reported Tongyung worked as a welder back in China. He reportedly apologized to police after his arrest and told them he just couldn’t control himself after the fight with Pannacha broke out.
Tongyung is believed to still be in police custody and has yet to be tried at the time of writing this. It’s unclear if a court date has been decided upon. Chief Sathongyu confirmed to the public that his confession does match up to the crime scene’s evidence, but the happenings have not been explicitly labeled as a hate crime.
Such a disgusting, terrifying situation. Our heart goes out to Woranan’s family and loved ones. May she rest in peace and get the justice she deserves.
For more information on violence against women, go to https://www.justice.gov/ovw/resources-for-survivors. To learn more about how you can help the LGBTQ+ community, check out https://www.glaad.org/.
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