Initial autopsy results showed traces of cyanide in the blood of six Vietnamese and American guests at a central Bangkok luxury hotel and one of them is believed to have poisoned the others over a bad investment, Thai authorities said Wednesday.
Thai police display pictures of evidence during a press conference at Lumpini police station in Bangkok, Thailand, Wednesday, July 17, 2024. The chief of the Thai police forensic division said Wednesday that police have found traces of cyanide in the …BANGKOK —
Lt. Gen. Trairong Piwpan, chief of the Thai police force’s forensic division, said there were traces of cyanide in the cups and thermoses that police found in the room. Bangkok police chief Lt. Gen. Thiti Sangsawang identified the dead as two Vietnamese Americans and four Vietnamese nationals, and said they were three men and three women. Their ages ranged from 37 to 56, according to Noppasin Punsawat, Bangkok deputy police chief. He said the case appeared to be personal and would not impact the safety of tourists.
Noppasin said Wednesday that a seventh person whose name was part of the hotel booking was a sibling of one of the six and left Thailand on July 10. Police believe the seventh person had no involvement in the deaths. Trairong said a mass suicide was unlikely because some of them had arranged future parts of their trip, such as guides and drivers. He added that the bodies being in different parts of the hotel room suggested they did not knowingly consume poison and wait for their deaths together.
United States Latest News, United States Headlines
Similar News:You can also read news stories similar to this one that we have collected from other news sources.
Six people, including two Vietnamese Americans, found dead in a Bangkok hotelThe Associated Press
Read more »
Thailand officials say poisoning possible as 6 found dead in Bangkok hotel, including Vietnamese AmericansSix people, including 2 U.S. nationals, found dead inside a luxury Bangkok hotel are said to have been foaming at the mouth.
Read more »
Two Vietnamese Americans among six found dead at luxury hotel in BangkokPolice in Thailand say poisoning is suspected in the deaths of two Vietnamese Americans and four Vietnamese nationals at a luxury hotel in Bangkok.
Read more »
6 people found dead in a hotel in downtown Bangkok – and poisoning is suspected, police sayAmong the six dead were two Vietnamese Americans and four Vietnamese nationals, according to police.
Read more »
6 people found dead in Bangkok Grand Hyatt hotel show signs of cyanide poisoning, hospital saysOfficials say traces of cyanide were found on 6 people found dead in a Bangkok hotel, with one suspected of murdering the others.
Read more »
Cyanide traces discovered in cups of 6 people found dead in Bangkok hotel roomThai police suspect the two Americans and four Vietnamese died of poisoning at the Grand Hyatt Erawan Bangkok and may have been involved in a business dispute.
Read more »