Father-of-one James Sangwine, 33, vanished on January 20 after he went to a bar in Bangkok, Thailand, with the aim of meeting friends
A British dad vanished in Bangkok after he sent his girlfriend a photo with a mysterious message.
Father-of-one James Sangwine, 33, travelled to the city in Thailand for holiday on January 18. His partner Katie, 38, said James, who is unemployed from Epping, Essex, told her he was going to spend time with a British friend, who now lives in Thailand.
But she hasn’t heard from him since he was heading to a bar to meet friends on January 20. Unusually, he didn’t call to wish his seven-year-old son ‘happy birthday’ the next day – or board his flight home on January 24.
Distraught Katie, who is unemployed from Epping, Essex, says his phone appears to be switched off and he hasn’t attempted to contact any other family members in the last 10 days. “On Monday 20th, he sent me a little photo from where he was staying, and told me he was meeting some friends at a bar,” she said.
“He told me about it, saying it was a nice little place – and that was the last time we spoke. While he was at the bar, early in the evening his time, he tried to call me. But I was asleep – it was 11pm for me. He hasn’t rung since – it’s not going through, like it’s off.”
Katie says she has reported James as a missing person to the Royal Thai Police (RTP) – but hasn’t had an update, and worried it isn’t being investigated. “We haven’t been told anything,” she said. “Even if James has passed away – we still need to know, so we can have his body back and give him a funeral. Someone must know where he is, or what has happened to him.”
She says he was last seen while out with friends, at the Abandoned Mansion Bar & Restaurant, Bangkok, according to a local couple he met there, who texted her. The Mirror has contacted the British Embassy in Bangkok for comment.