{
  "id": 8902225,
  "title": "Family of Korat woman killed in Taiwan seek help bringing her ashes home",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/09/21/family-of-korat-woman-killed-in-taiwan-seek-help-bringing-her-ashes",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-09-21T10:42:15.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "The Thaiger",
    "slug": "the-thaiger",
    "url": "https://thethaiger.com/news/national/family-of-korat-woman-killed-in-taiwan-seek-help-bringing-her-ashes-home"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": "The family of a 36-year-old Thai woman, known as Jeans, who was found dead in a freezer in Taiwan, has reached out for assistance to bring her ashes and belongings back to Thailand. Her body was discovered in a suitcase inside a freezer at her boyfriend's workplace in Taichung, Taiwan, on Saturday morning. She was identified by Taiwanese police as being killed by her 43-year-old Taiwanese boyfriend, Wu, who is currently in custody after confessing to strangling her after she asked for the relationship to end. The Thai government is being asked to help the family with the claim for damages, and the Thai provincial justice office will assist the family, which has limited financial means as she had lost both of her parents. Jeans had been working abroad for about ten years before returning to Thailand a year ago and settling in Bangkok. She had a boyfriend in South Korea, and the family lost contact with her on September 2, when she arrived in Taipei. It was only when a local official visited their home that they learned of her death in Taiwan. The family has savings in gold, cash, and designer goods in both Bangkok and Taiwan, and they plan to visit the Department of Consular Affairs to inquire about recovering her belongings and seeking compensation.",
  "summary": "The family of a Thai woman found dead in a freezer in Taiwan have asked the Thai government to help bring her ashes and belongings home, and to tell them whether they can seek compensation from the man accused of killing her. The 36-year-old, from Phimai district in Nakhon Ratchasima and known to her family … The story Family of Korat woman killed in Taiwan seek help bringing her ashes home as…",
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}