Women who got 'huge share transfers' from dead tycoon set to meet police

Police spokesman Lt-General Prawut Thavornsiri said another woman who also received shares from Chuwong just days before his death on June 26 had told police she would testify tomorrow.

“We will have to find out exactly their relationships with Chuwong and the reasons behind the huge share transfers,” he said. 

Chuwong’s family suspect foul play in his death and his recent transfer of shares, which were worth nearly Bt300 million. Chuwong was killed on June 26 when the Lexus in which he was a passenger crashed. The car was driven by Pol Lt-Colonel Banyin Tangpakorn, a former deputy commerce minister and ex-MP, who walked away from the crash without a scratch.

Banyin told police he was giving Chuwong a ride home when the car crashed. He said Chuwong was killed in the crash. The fact that Banyin himself did not sustain any injuries has raised doubts. 

Banyin has insisted he is innocent and is considering action against those who spread the information in a way that makes him look like a culprit in the eyes of the public. 

Metropolitan Police Commissioner Lt-General Srivara Ransibrahmanakul yesterday said police had already summoned most of the witnesses.

“But we have found that the report of Chuwong’s death is still incomplete in parts,” he said. 

Srivara said he would convene a meeting of relevant investigators tomorrow to follow up on the progress and integrate efforts in solving the case. 

Scientific Crime Detection Division’s chief Maj-General Tawatchai Prasertsuk said available information suggested Chuwong still had vital life signs after the accident. “But we will have to look into details before we can really conclude he was still alive following the car crash,” Tawatchai said.