Investigators believe money was behind the murders
A pregnant woman in Thailand has been accused of killing 12 of her friends by giving them cyanide. BBC informed of. Sarat Rangasivuthaporn, 32, was arrested in Bangkok on Tuesday after an investigation into the friend’s death was launched. She came under suspicion after the death of her friend Siriporn Khanvong earlier this month.
On 14 April, Rangasivuthaporn accompanied Siriporn Khanavong on a visit to Ratchaburi Province, where he participated in a Buddhist protection ritual at a river. However, her friend collapses and dies on the banks of the river. Autopsy results detected cyanide in her body and showed heart failure as the cause of death. When she was found, her phone, money and bag were also missing.
During the investigation, police said they believed Rangasivuthaporn had killed 11 other people, including a former lover.
All the victims, aged between 33 and 44, died between December 2020 and April 2023, police said. He believes that all the victims had died in a similar manner. Police said the relatives of the victims had also complained of missing jewelery and cash.
In particular, cyanide can be found in corpses many months after death. The venom starves the body’s cells of oxygen, which can induce a heart attack. Early symptoms include dizziness, shortness of breath and vomiting.
Arkayon Krathong, a spokesman for the Royal Thai Police, told AFP that investigators believe money was behind the killings. However, Rangasivuthaporn, ex-wife of a senior police officer, has denied the allegations. Her lawyer said that the pregnant Rangasivuthaporn was under stress during the several hours she was in police custody. Independent informed of.
Police Major-General Montry Theskha, head of the Crime Suppression Division, said, “If evidence shows he has committed other murders, then the suspect would fit the description of a serial killer.”
However, Surachete Hakparn, assistant national police chief of the Royal Thai Police, said that obtaining evidence from previous deaths would be challenging. because no case was filed [at the time of such deaths] There was no investigation of crime scenes or anything,” he said, as reported Guardian.
While some of the affected families got in touch with the police, some of them thought that their loved one had died of natural causes.