Another autopsy to be performed on murdered student
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The body of a university student killed by a screwdriver attack will be handed over to the Institute of Forensic Medicine Sunday afternoon for another autopsy.
Thirapong Thitatharn, a fourth-year student at the Silpakorn University, was beaten up and stabbed in the head with a screwdriver at his dormitory in Phetchaburi province. He succumbed to injuries to March 2.
His relatives have been demanding justice, raising concerns that some suspects are children of influential figures and may interfere in the investigation.
So, his body will be examined again by the Institute of Forensic Medicine in Bangkok. The case has also been already forwarded to the Crime Suppression Division. A senior police officer based in Phetchaburi has been transferred out of his post after Thirapong’s relatives cried foul.
