Prison riot instigator ‘died of natural causes’
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The Corrections Department claims Asvira Doloh, an inmate accused of being an instigator of the deadly Pattani Central Prison riot last week, died from a pulmonary embolism on Wednesday after being transferred to a Songkhla prison.
In a statement issued yesterday, the department cited an autopsy result that found fatty material from bone marrow in Asvira’s broken right leg had clogged in a blood vessel in his lungs, resulting in his death.
The department also cited the Songkhla prison’s physical examination of Asvira following his transfer that found he had sustained bruises all over his body from the riot but it was deemed he did not require treatment at a hospital.
He was admitted to the prison’s infirmary and placed under observation by a nurse, the department said. He was found dead at about 1pm on Wednesday.
Prison informed Asvira’s parents about the autopsy result. They reportedly have doubts about the cause of his death and have collected the body for an Islamic ceremony.
