His son, Phankorn Boonyachinda, posted Poj&rsquo;s picture on Instagram and said the former police chief died of a heart attack at 2am at Bangkok Hospital. 
A royally sponsored bathing rite will be held at 4pm on Sunday at Wat Thatthong. Funeral service will be held from Sunday to June 17.

National police ex-chief Poj Boonyachinda dies at 80

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National police ex-chief Poj Boonyachinda dies at 80

Former national police chief Pol General Poj Boonyachinda died early Saturday, his son said. He was 80 years old.

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