{"id":25195,"date":"2023-04-27T05:19:55","date_gmt":"2023-04-27T09:19:55","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/?p=25195"},"modified":"2023-04-27T05:19:55","modified_gmt":"2023-04-27T09:19:55","slug":"thai-woman-accused-of-murdering-12-friends-in-cyanide-poisonings","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/worldjusticenews.com\/news\/2023\/04\/27\/thai-woman-accused-of-murdering-12-friends-in-cyanide-poisonings\/","title":{"rendered":"Thai woman accused of murdering 12 friends in cyanide poisonings"},"content":{"rendered":"
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Thai police say they have arrested a woman suspected of killing 12 of her friends and acquaintances by poisoning them with cyanide.<\/b><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn was arrested in Bangkok on Tuesday following recent inquiries into a friend’s death.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The victim’s family had raised suspicions after she died on a trip with Sararat earlier this month.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Following inquiries, police this week said they believed Sararat had killed 11 others- including an ex-boyfriend.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Police allege she killed for financial reasons. Sararat has denied all the charges. Thai authorities have denied her bail.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Two weeks ago, she had travelled with her friend to Ratchaburi province, west of Bangkok where they had taken part in a Buddhist protection ritual at a river, police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Shortly after, her friend Siriporn Khanwong collapsed and died on the riverbank.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Traces of cyanide were found in her body during the autopsy, police said. Her phone, money and bags were also missing when she was found.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Authorities said the other alleged victims had died in a similar way, but did not disclose further information. The murders began in 2020, they said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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They also didn’t identify all of the victims, but named Sararat’s former partner, as well as two female police officers, among the dead.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Thai police have also questioned Sararat’s partner- a senior police officer in Ratchaburi province, where her friend died. The pair have recently split, Thai media reported.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Police said Sararat knew all of the victims and she may have been motivated by financial reasons.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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One friend, who police believe was targeted, had loaned her 250,000 baht (\u00a35,900; $7,300) police said. The woman had vomited and fainted after having lunch with Sararat but survived.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Relatives of victims had also reported missing jewellery and cash, police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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But the families had not suspected foul play at the time, officers said, indicating that evidence gathering could be a challenge. Some bodies had also been cremated, police said.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Cyanide can be detected in corpses several months after death, if a lethal amount was used.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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The poison starves the body’s cells of oxygen, which can induce heart attacks. Early symptoms include dizziness, shortness of breath, and vomiting.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n

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Its use in Thailand is heavily regulated and those found to have unauthorised access face up two years in jail.<\/p>\n

Source: bbc.co.uk<\/a><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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