Worker 'saw murder'
Phetchaburi police investigating skeletal remains found on the property of a police doctor have met two Myanmar migrant workers believed to have seen or acknowledged incidents that led to a couple going missing three years ago.
Pol Colonel Phichai Pokpong, chief of Tha Mai Ruak police, went to Tak on Sunday to meet two Myanmar nationals in regard to missing couple Samart Noomjui and wife Orasa Kerdsab.
“The two were cooperative and volunteered a lot of useful information,” Phichai said. “They have not been brought to Phetchaburi for their own safety and will be contacted for further statements. They promise to not return to Myanmar in the meantime.”
The skeletal remains of three bodies were found buried on a farm of Pol Colonel Dr Suphat Laohawatthana in Phetch-aburi, south of Bangkok.
One of the bodies has been proven to be a Myanmar farmhand named Eta, who police suspect was killed by Suphat.
One of the two workers interviewed showed police a group photo taken by Suphat that included Eta. The other worker told the police chief he |witnessed the murder. The second worker also said there was another Myanmar labourer who saw the killing but |had since fled back to his homeland.
A few other Myanmar nationals are said to have also witnessed the murder and other incidents and are willing to give statements to police, Phichai said. They have applied for immigration |procedures to earn them |easier access to Thailand for interviews.
