British man feared dead as couple vanish from bloodstained home

A BRITISH businessman is feared dead after he and his wife vanished from their Thailand home, where blood was found smeared on the walls.

Alan Hogg, 64, originally from Edinburgh, and his wife Nott, 61, have been missing for five days. Police say they suspect their disappearance is connected to a “long-standing conflict within the family”.

Mrs Hogg’s brother, Warut Satchakit, 63, was arrested after CCTV showed him entering the couple’s gated property and leaving in their new white Ford Ranger pickup truck, which was sold to a Lao businessman the day after the couple were reported missing. He was charged with theft but denied any involvement in their disappearance and was released on £2,400 bail. A friend of Mr and Mrs Hogg reported them missing last Thursday, two days after they had been due to meet them.

Bloodstains were reportedly found in a sink and on the wall of their swimming pool changing room, allegedly with indications that someone had tried to wipe the blood away, it was reported in the Bangkok Post.

A mobile phone, understood to belong to Mrs Hogg, was found still plugged into the charger at their threestorey home in the northern town of Phrae.

The couple’s daughter Robyn Hogg, 31, a production assistant, flew to Thailand from the UK after being alerted. Police investigators and sniffer dogs have been scouring the home for clues and CCTV footage of the area is being reviewed.

The pickup truck is being checked for forensic evidence and divers have been searching a nearby river.

Mr Hogg, who has links with several UK businesses, is described on Companies House as an offshore construction manager. He moved to Thailand several years ago after working as an engineer in Australia.

He was born in Zambia and married in 1986 in Edinburgh, where his mother and brother still live.

Neighbours described Mrs Hogg as “the most beautiful woman in town” and said Mr Hogg was “very friendly” and often helped them. They told local media he was a millionaire. He and his wife were known to rear ducks, geese and cattle on their property, and made frequent and long trips to Australia.

Major General Sanpat Praputsra, from the Thai Police, said: “The case is moving well and we’re in control. Officers are working on the investigation day and night.

‘The case is moving well and we’re in control. Officers are working on the investigation day and night’

“The issue is likely to be a longstanding conflict within the family. We cannot find any other situations that are likely to have caused this. The brother-in-law had problems with money and there were family issues.”

Mr Hogg is said to have built the property, featuring a swimming pool and summer house, himself on a vast plot of land in the remote region.

Officers believe that at least two people were involved in the couple’s disappearance and are interviewing friends and relatives.

Family members and former colleagues of Mr Hogg in Scotland declined to comment when contacted by The Daily Telegraph.