A German businessman has been found dead - chopped into pieces with a chainsaw and stuffed in a freezer.

Hans Peter Walter Mack, 62, was arrested in 2019 for allegedly providing children for sex with other foreign men in the crime-ridden Sin City of Pattaya, eastern Thailand but avoided further police action.

He put together a business and property empire while living with Thai woman Piraya Boonmak, 24, who he started a relationship with more than five years ago.

However, Hans went missing following a meeting with female German realtor Peta, 54, to discuss the sale of a pool villa on the island of Koh Samui and a boxing stadium in Chonburi on July 4.

Police finally discovered the man's chopped-up body on Monday evening following a frantic search, in which his family appeared to offer a three million Baht reward (85,192 USD).

The corpse was concealed in a freezer in the Chokchai Garden Home 1 Village - 400 metres from where his grey Mercedes-Benz coupe was found in a car park.

Officers said the German's head, torso, and limbs had been severed and stuffed in plastic bags inside the 1.5m-long freezer, which was plugged inside the house. Also at the scene were a chainsaw, orange ropes, a vacuum sealer, and water and soda bottles.

Police Major General Theerachai Chamnanmor, commander of the Investigation Division Provincial Police Region 2, said: 'The victim's fellow German business partners might be involved in this case. We are requesting arrest warrants for the suspects for prosecution.'

The corpse was taken to the Institute of Forensic Medicine, Police General Hospital for a post-mortem examination, while the freezer was kept at the Nong Prue Police Station.

The gruesome discovery comes following a tip from a Thai couple, who claimed they had been hired by the German broker Peta to transport the freezer to the pool villa house.

Detectives reviewed CCTV footage and identified a pick-up truck driven by a foreigner transporting the appliance secured with plastic sheets and black tape.

It had driven some 90 miles across Chonburi province before dropping off the freezer at the home where it was found.

Investigators believe there was extortion involved, as Hans was found to have wired two million THB (57,372 USD) from his bank account before his death.

Deputy National Police Chief Police General Surachate Hakparn said: 'The case concerns assets. The offender seemed to know that Mr Mack had assets. Detectives must find out if the perpetrator knew Mr Mack personally.'

Hans had been living with his Thai wife Piraya Boonmak for five years in Pattaya. He had two sons from his previous wife.

He was reported missing on July 5 when he failed to come home. His Mercedes-Benz coupe was found several days later, but its interior had been wiped with cleaning solvent 'to destroy evidence'.

In February 2018, Hans was arrested in Pattaya along with a Thai woman Amornrat Kateuy on charges of allegedly prostituting girls under the age of 18.

The expat was allegedly put under surveillance by police and seen with Amornrat taking a 17-year-old girl to a house.

Officers raided the home where they allegedly found the German sitting with the teenager while a shirtless foreigner emerged from a bedroom where the 15-year-old was wrapped only in a towel.

The girl told police that the foreigner had paid for sexual services from her and that Amornrat and Hans had taken her there to perform the service.

Police investigated Hans and Amornrat for human trafficking and procuring a sex service provided by an underage girl. He was charged with sexual activities with a minor but it is not known what then became of the case.

A German businessman has been found dead - chopped into pieces with a chainsaw and stuffed in a freezer.

Hans Peter Walter Mack, 62, put together a business and property empire in Pattaya, Eastern Thailand, while living with pretty Thai woman Piraya Boonmak, 24, who he started a relationship with more than five years ago.

However, Hans went missing following a meeting with female German realtor Peta, 54, to discuss the sale of a pool villa on the island of Koh Samui and a boxing stadium in Chonburi on July 4.

Police finally discovered the man's chopped-up body on Monday evening following a frantic search, in which his family appeared to offer a three million Baht reward (85,192 USD).

The corpse was concealed in a freezer in the Chokchai Garden Home 1 Village - 400 metres from where his grey Mercedes-Benz coupe was found in a car park.

Officers said the German's head, torso, and limbs had been severed and stuffed in plastic bags inside the 1.5m-long freezer, which was plugged inside the house. Also at the scene were a chainsaw, orange ropes, a vacuum sealer, and water and soda bottles.

Police Major General Theerachai Chamnanmor, commander of the Investigation Division Provincial Police Region 2, said: 'The victim's fellow German business partners might be involved in this case. We are requesting arrest warrants for the suspects for prosecution.'

The corpse was taken to the Institute of Forensic Medicine, Police General Hospital for a post-mortem examination, while the freezer was kept at the Nong Prue Police Station.

The gruesome discovery comes following a tip from a Thai couple, who claimed they had been hired by the German broker Peta to transport the freezer to the pool villa house.

Detectives reviewed CCTV footage and identified a pick-up truck driven by a foreigner transporting the appliance secured with plastic sheets and black tape.

It had driven some 90 miles across Chonburi province before dropping off the freezer at the home where it was found.

Investigators believe there was extortion involved, as Hans was found to have wired two million THB (57,372 USD) from his bank account before his death.

Deputy National Police Chief Police General Surachate Hakparn said: 'The case concerns assets. The offender seemed to know that Mr Mack had assets. Detectives must find out if the perpetrator knew Mr Mack personally.'

Hans had been living with his Thai wife Piraya Boonmak for five years in Pattaya. He had two sons from his previous wife.

He was reported missing on July 5 when he failed to come home. His Mercedes-Benz coupe was found several days later, but its interior had been wiped with cleaning solvent 'to destroy evidence'.

In February 2018, Hans was arrested in Pattaya along with a Thai woman Amornrat Kateuy on charges of allegedly prostituting girls under the age of 18.

The expat was allegedly put under surveillance by police and seen with Amornrat taking a 17-year-old girl to a house.

Officers raided the home where they allegedly found the German sitting with the teenager while a shirtless foreigner emerged from a bedroom where the 15-year-old was wrapped only in a towel.

The girl told police that the foreigner had paid for sexual services from her and that Amornrat and Hans had taken her there to perform the service.

Police investigated Hans and Amornrat for human trafficking and procuring a sex service provided by an underage girl. The alleged foreign pedophile who was found in the room with the girl having paid her was charged with sexual activities with a minor.

Police did not reveal how the accusations against Hans progressed.