Tourist, 52, dies during massage in red light district in Phuket after being left ‘wheezing & gasping’ in 45-min session

A TOURIST has died during a massage in a red light district after being left wheezing and gasping for air on the table.

Lee Mun Tuck, aged 52, was relaxing on Saturday with a massage on the well-known but disreputable tourist destination of Phuket, Thailand, before his health took a turn for the worse.

The man died at the end of his 45-minute massage session
The man died at the end of his 45-minute massage sessionCredit: ViralPress
The body of the dead tourist was found with a blanket covering it when police got to the scene
The body of the dead tourist was found with a blanket covering it when police got to the sceneCredit: ViralPress

The squalid shop in Thailand’s red light district was operating as a laundrette but was illegally offering massages to tourists.

Lee reportedly fell unconscious towards the climax of the 45-minute session.

Panicked witnesses at the parlour tried desperately to wake Lee up, but he remained unresponsive.

It is believed the tourist died before he reached Patong Hospital, after officers received the report at 11.05pm.

His body was found dead on the table when cops reached the scene, with only a blanket to cover him.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Chanan Mekchai said: “The shop did not have the correct documentation to be providing a massage service.

“The owner has been summoned as part of the investigation.

“The wife claimed that her husband’s death was related to his health.

“She said he was a heavy drinker who never exercises and is always lacking sleep.

“He was a regular at the shop and was said to have drunk beer before getting a massage.”

He went onto say that his wife does not question his cause of death.

Police Lieutenant Colonel Chanan continued: “The wife is not questioning the cause of his death, but we are still investigating.

“She has declined to have him undergo a post-mortem examination and is requesting to have his body repatriated to Singapore for a religious ceremony.

“The shop did not have the correct documentation to be providing a massage service. The owner has been summoned as part of the investigation.”

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