Bangkok, The Forensic Science Department revealed that it is expediting the examination of latent fingerprints on evidence for comparison with 6 bodies. The Commander of Metropolitan Police Division 5 revealed that no one else will be called in for questioning today. They are in the process of examining the source of the cyanide.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Watee Aswutmangkur, Commander of the Central Institute of Forensic Science, revealed about the case of latent fingerprints found on evidence, which is waiting to coordinate with Chulalongkorn Hospital to compare whether it matches one of the six people or not, that currently, the latent fingerprint examination is still in progress and not yet complete, because there are a lot of evidence, which is still being examined. The results are not all out yet. When the results are out, all the examination results will be sent to the investigators. However, some results are starting to come out now. The examination began yesterday and the fingerprints of the body were just rece
ived last night, so the examinations have started today.
When asked if it could be determined what type of cyanide it was, Pol. Lt. Col. Watee revealed that from listening to the doctor, it was flakes that were commonly used. The type could not be determined because there are many forms of cyanide. The one currently used is potassium cyanide, which breaks down and causes death by cyanide.
Pol. Col. Witthawat Chinkam, Commander of Metropolitan Police Division 5, revealed that today there has been no meeting or call in any additional individuals for questioning. They still have to wait for all the forensic evidence before considering whether to call in any additional individuals for questioning. As for the snake medicine issue, he confirmed that it is not related, but they will have to investigate the source to see where it was purchased.
As for the source of the cyanide, it is still unknown. It is possible that it was imported from abroad or obtained domestically. However, this still needs to be verified. A
s for the younger sister of one of the deceased, if possible, she would like to be brought in for questioning. She is currently in the process of being contacted to request questioning.
Reporters reported that the atmosphere at Lumpini Metropolitan Police Station showed that there were still a large number of media personnel who came to follow the progress of the case, as there were still many points of doubt. Today, the atmosphere at the police station did not have any high-ranking police officers or individuals coming to the police station. There was only a team of investigators from the Metropolitan Police Division 5 coming to follow up on the case.
Source: Thai News Agency
