Hospital removes 'cannibal' sign from Si Quey corpse display

By The Nation

 

 

Siriraj Medical Museum has removed a “cannibal” sign from a glass box containing the embalmed corpse of alleged Chinese serial killer Si Quey after an online campaign to restore his dignity.

 

Dr Prasit Watanapa, dean of Mahidol University's Faculty of Medicine Siriraj Hospital, said on Friday that in order to comply with the public demand, the museum has removed the problematic sign.

 

Prasit said that the museum is now working on an information board, which will contain all the details about Si Quey’s criminal cases - including circumstances of each murder case, the evidence, and the court verdicts - to inform the museum’s visitors about his historic cases.

 

The issue over the violation of Si Quey’s dignity became a hot online topic earlier this month after Twitter user @ChangeSiam kicked off a debate over whether Siriraj Medical Museum should stop displaying the corpse along with a label stating that he was a cannibal.

 

Many netizens echoed in agreement, with over 10,000 putting their names on an online petition at change.org calling on the hospital to arrange a proper funeral for Si Quey, granting him some respect after more than 60 years of public humiliation.

Si Quey was a Chinese migrant who moved to Thailand shortly after the end of World War II. Though he was blamed for the murder of seven children between 1954 and 1958 in Prachuap Khiri Khan, Nakhon Pathom, Bangkok and Rayong, he was only found guilty of one murder in Rayong. 

 

He was sentenced to death by firing squad in September 1959, and after he was killed, the Siriraj Medical School asked to use his body for autopsy study. Later, the body was embalmed and put on display with the label “cannibal” at Siriraj Medical Museum.

 

Source: http://www.nationmultimedia.com/detail/national/30370342

 

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14 minutes ago, rooster59 said:

Though he was blamed for the murder of seven children between 1954 and 1958 in Prachuap Khiri Khan, Nakhon Pathom, Bangkok and Rayong, he was only found guilty of one murder in Rayong. 

Was he found guilty of being a cannibal or not? The text above doesn't appear to say clearly either way.

He should not be "exposed" in a museum, he's a dead criminal and should be burned or buried.

7 minutes ago, Bipolar said:

The same hospital museum should put up a new display area  , (I will donate) for the future preserved corpses of thai doctors who have cheated patients, malpracticed etc with their names and labels on it.

Oooh!

Going on your username, does that mean tomorrow you might change your mind?

2 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Oooh!

Going on your username, does that mean tomorrow you might change your mind?

I always thought it was a bear that swung both ways .. 

21 minutes ago, Justgrazing said:

2 hours ago, bluesofa said:

Oooh!

Going on your username, does that mean tomorrow you might change your mind?

I always thought it was a bear that swung both ways .. 

Ha ha! This is snippet is true:

My friend knew someone called Bob who went on cruises to both the North pole and South pole.

After his return from the second cruise, he was always referred to as 'Bi-polar Bob'

5 hours ago, rooster59 said:

Siriraj Medical Museum has removed a “cannibal” sign from a glass box containing the embalmed corpse of alleged Chinese serial killer Si Quey

Even if this is part of what is said to have gone on surely it is time to remove the sign and afford the bloke a cremation .. It is quite distasteful to keep his remains on display with a cannibal sign attached .. Mind you its not as taboo as some may think .. 

 

23 minutes ago, bluesofa said:

Ha ha! This is snippet is true:

My friend knew someone called Bob who went on cruises to both the North pole and South pole.

After his return from the second cruise, he was always referred to as 'Bi-polar Bob'

Psychiatrist told me I had a split personality then charged me £200 .. I said fine here's a hundred get the balance off the other bloke ..