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Spaniard questioned over body parts found on Koh Phangan

Police and rescue workers search the rubbish dump where human remains were found on Koh Phangan in Surat Thani province on Thursday. More human body parts were found on Friday. (Photo: Supapong Chaolan)

A Spanish man was taken in for questioning in connection with the discovery of human body parts at a landfill on Koh Phangan, the southern island popular for its Full Moon parties.

Following the finding of more body parts in a black plastic bag at the dump site on Koh Phangan, police, along with forensic officers and hospital staff, went to the scene on Friday.

The bag was found to contain two lower limbs, a black T-shirt, a pair of shorts and a pair of red boxers.

On Thursday, trash collectors had discovered body parts, including a sawed-off pelvis and intestines weighing around five kilogrammes, inside a sack at the same site. Police believe that the pelvis likely belonged to a foreign man due to its large size.

On Friday, police took the suspected Spanish man, aged about 40, for questioning for possible links to the body parts.

The suspect had earlier filed a missing person complaint with Koh Phangan police station, reporting the disappearance of his Colombian friend, according to a source.

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