Police expect to conclude Akeyuth's case this month

MONDAY, JULY 01, 2013
Police expect to conclude Akeyuth's case this month

Deputy Metropolitan Police chief Anuchai Lekbumrung yesterday expressed confidence that his team could wrap up its investigation into the murder of businessman and government critic Akeyuth Anchanbutr this month.

The four suspects including Akeyuth’s driver Santiparp Pengdoung and his accomplice Sutthisak Pimpisarn have all been arrested, but police were still looking for Akeyuth’s valuables, such as his necklaces and watches, which disappeared when Akeyuth was abducted and brutally killed last month, he said.
The suspects would be questioned further about the missing objects, he said.
The motive behind Akeyuth’s slaying remained vague, he admitted.
The victim’s attorney, Suwawat Aphaipak, who no longer harboured suspicions except for the suspects’ testimonies about their motive, has requested police to assemble sufficient evidence to convict the perpetrators, Anuchai said.
Since the statute of limitations in this case was 20 years, if any new evidence surfaced police could probe later, he added.