Am’s crimes came to light following the suspicious death of Siriporn ‘Koy’ Khanwong, whose family refused to accept the initial explanation of natural causes.
BANGKOK, Thailand – The criminal court sentenced Sararat Rangsiwutthaporn, known as “Am Cyanide”, to death for her involvement in poisoning and killing a friend with cyanide, a highly toxic substance for theft, on November 20.
Am’s crimes came to light following the suspicious death of Siriporn ‘Koy’ Khanwong, whose family refused to accept the initial explanation of natural causes.
Subsequent investigations revealed a disturbing pattern of deaths linked to Am. Authorities have identified a total of 15 victims, with 14 confirmed fatalities.
In addition to Am’s death sentence, the court also sentenced her former police officer husband to 1 year and 4 months in prison and ordered him to pay compensation to the victims’ families. Am’s lawyer was sentenced to 2 years for complicity in the crimes.
The public prosecutor and the victim’s mother jointly filed the case, demanding 30 million baht in damages.
The court found that defendant Sararat witnessed Siriporn collapsing onto the pier during the incident. Sararat showed no signs of shock or fear, which is unusual for someone claiming to be a friend, and did not immediately help. Instead, she drove away and fled the scene.
The victim’s blood samples showed lethal levels of cyanide poison throughout the body, including in the blood, stomach and liver. The poison seriously affected the blood, breathing and nervous system, leading to death.
Expert testimony on the effects of cyanide confirmed that the victim was likely given cyanide while still in the car and began showing symptoms before reaching the pier, ultimately leading to death.
In addition, “Am” engaged in deceptive behavior by stealing the victim’s LV bag and phone. Instead of contacting the victim’s relatives or returning the belongings, she took them in her car and hid them, along with hiding the cyanide bottle.
In ‘Am” car, in which she was transporting ‘Koy’, blue capsules and traces of cyanide were found in several locations, including on the left front seat and the rear driver’s side door. Evidence showed that “Am” had ordered cyanide from a company, with photos of a rider’s delivery confirmation.
The investigation also found that ‘Am’ had significant debt problems, with debts of tens of millions of baht. Records show that 88 transfers were made to online gambling accounts worth a total of 93 million baht, credit card debts of 2 million baht and personal loans of 3 million baht.
Suspicious transfers to gambling accounts were made day and night. Notably, there was an unusual increase in deaths among ‘Am’s acquaintances during her period of indebtedness. -819 (TNA)
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