National—
On February 15th, 2024, Pol. Maj. Gen. Noppasin Poolsawat, the deputy commissioner of the Metropolitan Police, publicly revealed the progress of a case involving a Myanmar national who was allegedly murdered by two foreign suspects in an apartment room in Khlong Toei, Bangkok.
According to the police reports, Mrs. Tae Thewin, the witness at the crime scene, was under police interrogation including the issue of whether or not the 5 million baht of the victim’s money that was claimed to have been stolen had actually been taken.
The victim’s wife, whose name was withheld by the police, was a potential witness to confirm whether Tae’s statement was true or not. The police would investigate further the victim’s frequent travel from Yangon, Burma to Bangkok, Thailand with more than 52 times on record.
Upon police investigation, the police would gather evidence for the case which reportedly was assumed to be connected to another scam in Thailand. The business between the victim and the two foreign suspects may be a so-called “grey” business, according to the police.
The victim’s wife also told the police the same story that the victim withdrew money, 5 million baht, and it was stolen. Meanwhile, the investigative police investigated to track down the foreign suspects.
However, CCTV footage showed that the suspects fled to Singapore on February 14th, right after the murder, according to the police. There was also some debate over the suspects true nationality and whether they were actually Scottish, as originally reported by police, or from Cameroon.
Pol. Maj. Gen. Noppasin publicly revealed that Thai police requested collaboration from Singaporean authorities and received a report that the suspects had already further fled to Istanbul, Turkey on February 15th.
The police pledged to hold the suspects accountable for their crimes with collaboration from international police.
The pictures of the suspects were provided and released by Thai police.
