Two forensic teams join Tawatchai death probe
Forensic teams from medical schools have joined the investigation into the suspicious death in police custody of a major suspect in an illegal land deed registration case.
Justice Minister General Paiboon Koomchaya said Friday that to ensure transparency in the high-profile case, the forensic teams from Chulalongkorn University, Ramathibodi Medical School, and Siriraj Medical School would participate in the probe along with the Department of Special Investigation (DSI).
Speculation has surrounded the death of Tawatchai Anukul who was reported to have committed suicide by hanging himself in a DSI cell on August 30. An autopsy result at the Police General Hospital, however, indicated that a ruptured liver and suffocation were the cause of his death.
