THE remains of a man who died at Mae Sot Hospital near the Thailand-Myanmar border in May have been confirmed to be that of Malaysian Goi Zhen Feng, believed to be a victim of a job fraud ring.

His identity was confirmed through a deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) test of a sample from his father, Goi Chee Kong.

Teruntum assemblyman Sim Chon Siang, who assisted Chee Kong in Bangkok, said with the results of the DNA test, the family will apply to change the deceased’s name back to Zhen Feng.

“After that, a cremation ceremony will be held. We expect the ashes of the deceased to be brought back by the parents to the family’s residence in Ipoh on Friday or Saturday,” he said.

Before this, Chee Kong was informed that his eldest son had died and was buried in a cemetery in Si Racha in Chonburi province with the name “Mun Jun Hong”. The family then made an application to exhume the body to enable a DNA test to be carried out.

It was reported on September 4 that Chee Kong, 50, and his 45-year-old wife went to Bangkok to search for their missing son on August 30.

However, when they arrived in Bangkok and were scheduled to go to Mae Sot the next day to meet their son who was said to be ill and receiving treatment at Mae Sot Hospital, they were informed that Zhen Feng had already died on May 11.

Later, they found out that their son was a victim of a job fraud ring in Myawaddy, Myanmar.

The couple was also informed by a doctor that the deceased had been abused before being sent to the hospital by a work fraud group on April 11, using the fake name “Mun Jun Hong” and a fake passport.

The victim was admitted to the hospital and died at 2am on May 11. His body was buried at the Si Racha cemetery under the fake name.

On September 2, the victim’s family had to raise funds to pay off the hospital bill of about RM40,000 before they could obtain a death certificate to conduct a DNA test.

Zhen Feng, a final-year student at the Institute of Teacher Education, left for Bangkok on January 19 for vacation and to meet his social media friends. He was supposed to return to Malaysia to celebrate his mother’s birthday on February 5.

On February 7, Chee Kong lodged a missing person report.

On March 31, Zhen Feng contacted his family and told them he was in Mae Sot in Tak province and needed RM80,000 for medical treatment before disappearing. – Bernama, September 12, 2022.