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| Foreigner Killed and Beheaded |
| UPDATE : 23 February 2009 |
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Police are rushing to solve the case of the beheaded foreigner and are making inquiries about where the foreigner has been residing. It is believed that the victim was killed and purposely beheaded and his head was hung from the Rama 8 Bridge. The latest reports revealed that the deputy prime minister has ordered officers to follow the case closely and look into influential people both domestically and internationally.
Today Police Lieutenant General Utcharat Hemtanont, investigating officer of Bavornmongkol Police Station, revealed that since the discovery of the human head on Rama 8 Bridge yesterday, the police have sent the head to be identified at Siriraj Hospital.
At the moment, the investigation unit of the Metropolitan Police 7 is also conducting an investigation to determine the identity of the victim by cooperating with the Foreign Affairs Division, the Immigration Bureau, as well as the neighborhood where foreigners live in order to find out the victim's identity.
Police Lieutenant General Utcharat added that the murderer must have planned the beheading ahead of time. The murderer seemed to be adept at using a sharp weapon and cut the victim's head off out of anger and then hung the head in public. The police will also conduct investigations regarding the message that was left at the crime scene to solve the murder.
Moreover, the police have contacted the Bangkok Metropolitan Administration to ask for footage from the two closed circuit cameras on the bridge and will watch to see if there has been any suspicious activity on the bridge in the last eight hours. It has been reported that the cameras are surveillance cameras and the BMA's cameras are being fixed.
However, officers have been sent out to ask around in tourist areas such as guesthouses on Khao San Road and in Nana area whether any foreigners have gone missing.
The latest reports revealed that Deputy Prime Minister Suthep Thaugsuban has been notified about the murder and has ordered officers to follow the case closely and look into influential people both domestically and internationally. Also, the police have seeked cooperation from the public on this case.
The deputy prime minister believes that the matter has nothing to do with the visa on arrival issue as crime handling and tourism promotion are different issues and said that this will not affect the upcoming ASEAN Summit.
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