According to Thai police, they have detained a woman who is suspected of poisoning with cyanide and killing 12 of her friends and acquaintances.
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By Mehran Mazari
In Bangkok on Tuesday, Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn was taken into custody as a result of recent inquiries into a friend's passing.
After the victim passed away earlier this month while traveling with Sararat, her relatives expressed suspicions.
Police last week announced that they thought Sararat had killed 11 more people, including an ex-boyfriend, after conducting inquiries.
Police claim she committed murder to obtain money. Sararat has refuted every accusation. Her bail has been rejected by Thai officials.
She had gone to Ratchaburi province, west of Bangkok, two weeks prior with her buddy, where they had participated in a Buddhist protection ceremony near a river, according to authorities.
Siriporn Khanwong, one of her friends, passed away on the riverbed shortly after she collapsed.
Police reported that cyanide traces were discovered in her body after the autopsy. When she was discovered, her bags, phone, and money were all missing.
Authorities claimed that the other accused victims had perished in a similar manner, but they provided no additional details. They said that the murders started in 2020.
Not all of the victims were named, but they did list Sararat's ex-partner and two female police officers as among the deceased.
The senior police officer in the province where Sararat's buddy died, Ratchaburi, has also been questioned by Thai authorities. Thai media said that the couple had recently broken up.
According to the police, Sararat knew each of the victims, and she might have been driven by money considerations.
Police stated she got a loan of 250,000 baht (£5,900; $7,300) from one friend who they suspect was the target. After eating lunch with Sararat, the woman passed out and vomited, but she lived.
According to police, victims' relatives had also reported missing jewelry and money.
Officers claimed that although the families had not believed there had been foul play at the time, acquiring evidence may be difficult. Police reported that several bodies had also been burned.
If a deadly dose was employed, cyanide can be found in corpses several months after death.
Heart attacks may result from the poison's deprivation of oxygen by the body's cells. Shortness of breath, nausea, and dizziness are some of the early signs.
Its use is strictly controlled in Thailand, and anyone found to have illegal access risks up to two years in prison.
