Funeral Held For Brooke House College Football Academy Student
Written by HFM News on 7th March 2023
A funeral has been held in Thailand for a talented teenage footballer who died after being found injured in Market Harborough last month.
The ashes of Duangpetch Promthep, known as Dom, were released into a river during the religious ceremony in the county’s northern province, together with footballs and some of his prized possessions.
Dom pictured with Dave Thomas, deputy head of mission at the British Embassy in Thailand, when his UK scholarship was announced last year. Pic: Dave Thomas
The 17-year old, who was a student at Brooke House College Football Academy, died in hospital two days after being found unconscious at the college’s accommodation on Northampton Road.
Dom, whose body was cremated during a Buddhist ceremony in this country in accordance with his families wishes, who was one of 12 boys rescued from a Thai cave in 2018 and won a scholarship to join the academy last year.
His death was not treated as suspicious by Police and an inquest was opened and adjourned last month.
