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The tale of Thailand’s female serial-murder suspect, Am Cyanide

The first female serial murderer in Thailand, according to the police, is the subject of an inquiry. Over the past week, more people have come forward to report their suspicions, increasing the number of her alleged victims.

After police received information about the passing of her friend Siriporn Khanwong, 32, Sararat Rangsiwuthaporn, 36, was detained on April 25. The probe had grown to include up to 14 fatalities as of the time of publication and one possible poisoning survivor. The most likely murder weapon has been found to be cyanide, and money is the likely motivation.

the suspect’s history

Nearby to Bangkok in Nakhon Pathom Rajabhat University, Sararat, also known by the moniker “Am,” graduated. Nothing out of the ordinary about her appearance or behavior during her time at college was recalled by lecturers. 2009 saw Sararat conclude her education with a public relations major.

According to reports, she was married to Pol Lt-Colonel Witoon Rangsiwuthaporn till last year. Two kids were born to the couple.

Sararat was reportedly quiet and mainly interacted with wealthy police families, according to residents of the couple’s former residence, the Kanchanaburi police apartments.

At least two of her alleged victims are female police officers.

Sararat was Suttisak Poonkwan’s common-law spouse as of late last year. He passed away on March 12 and has since been identified by authorities as a possible poisoning victim.

When Sararat was arrested, she was four months pregnant.

14 unplanned deaths

Police are looking into the untimely deaths of 14 people who had recently spent time with Sararat and had experienced indications of cyanide poisoning.

Some perished after giving the suspect money. Others had lost valuables.

For instance, the most recent claimed victim, Siriporn, traveled with the suspect to Ratchaburi to release fish into the Mae Klong River in order to get virtue. She stumbled shortly after and passed away on the riverbed. Siriporn was captured on camera approaching the pier while carrying a bag of fish, and she appeared to be in excellent health.

Investigators discovered that Sararat had arrived with Siriporn but left as onlookers struggled to save her life.

Sararat said she was not with Siriporn at the time of the occurrence, which aroused suspicions among Siriporn’s family. After being presented with the evidence, she only acknowledged going on the merit-making trip with Siriporn. The discovery that Siriporn’s belongings, including a designer purse, 40,000 baht in cash, and two telephones, were missing raised more questions.

Following the suspicious death of Siriporn, several families alerted authorities to the fact that their loved ones had also perished after being last seen with Sararat.

The earliest known Sararat instance occurred in 2015, shortly after Montatip Khao-in returned to Thailand, when he passed away from sudden heart failure. After being married to a foreigner, Montatip moved abroad. When she returned to her home country, Sararat picked her up at the airport. Montatip passed away shortly after, and according to her mother, Sararat then intervened to manage her assets under the guise of fulfilling requests from her overseas husband.

Another 13 alleged victims allegedly passed away following interactions with Sararat between 2020 and last month.

Pol Major Nipa Sanjan passed away on April 1 from respiratory and cardiac failure. Her blood had cyanide, according to lab tests. She passed away shortly after joining Sararat to the Phra Pathom Chedi in Nakhon Pathom to pray. Her relatives found that she had lost 10,000 baht in cash and that her bank account had had 140,000 baht inexplicably emptied.

Pol Captain Kanda Torai was the other police officer who Sararat is accused of poisoning. Prior to being discovered dead in her car on August 10 of last year, without showing any signs of trauma, she had lent Sararat money. Her iPhone, iPad, smartwatch, and dashcam were all missing.

Dr. Porntip Rojanasunan, a famous forensics expert, said that if Thailand had a coroner system in place, Sararat’s crimes may have been discovered sooner and many lives might have been saved.

In other nations, such as the US, Britain, Hong Kong, and Australia, the coroner is a public figure tasked with looking into fatalities, particularly those that are thought to be suspicious.Solitary survivor

If aid had not come in time, Kantima Pae-saard, who lent Sararat 250,000 baht, fears she might also have perished like Kanda. When they went shopping together in Kanchanaburi, Kantima told the police that Sararat gave her pills that she described as cough medicine. Kantima tried to call Sararat for assistance as she was driving away from the mall after feeling a tightness in her chest, but Sararat simply ended the call. Kantima was successful in reaching the 1669 medical emergency number. She stopped breathing, but assistance reached her in time for resuscitation.

As Kantima reported the incident to the police, she said, “Now, I believe that she attempted to poison me.

I’m innocent argument

As of yet, both Witoon and Sararat have maintained their innocence. Witoon was demoted from his position as the investigation’s deputy superintendent at the Ban Pong Police Station in Ratchaburi after Sararat was the subject of an inquiry. Witoon and Sararat have both undergone interrogation.

Investigators have questioned a suspect close to Sararat, according to information released by Deputy National Police Commissioner Pol General Surachate Hakparn on May 2.

Without giving a specific person, Surachate remarked, “Her likely accomplice is a policeman. “Within two days, we should be able to obtain an arrest warrant for the accomplice.”

Thailand’s serial killers

If Sararat is proved responsible for several poisonings, her name will be added to a list of men-only serial killers in Thailand from the previous century. On that list are notorious killers like “Iron-chest” Boonpeng, who was executed in 1919 for murdering people, placing their bodies inside chests, and tossing them into canals.

In more recent times, Somkid Pumpuang was given a life sentence for the 2005 murders of five masseuses, while Chamlong “Nirut” Sornkamharn committed suicide while being held for the alleged 2011–12 poisoning of at least eight truck drivers. Si Ouey, a man convicted of murdering children who was put to death by firing squad in 1959, and Charles Sobhraj, the “serpent” who eluded capture by authorities in the 1970s after killing 14 people in Thailand, are also on the list.

execute people?

Sararat’s life will be spared even if she is found guilty, according to some legal experts, despite the fact that the families of several of the suspected victims have called for the death penalty.

No criminal shall be executed when pregnant, according to the 2007 amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code, according to public prosecutor Poramate Intarachumnum.

Furthermore, he added, “although the death penalty is only supposed to be postponed for a period of three years, if her child is still alive at the end of that period, the death penalty will automatically be commuted to life in prison.”

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