Tomoko’s murder not forgotten, says Somsak

[snoop1130]

Tomoko’s murder not forgotten, says Somsak

By The Nation

 

 

Justice Minister Somsak Thepsutin said on Friday (October 4) that he will reopen the murder case of 25-year-old Tomoko Kawashita and have forensic officials investigate the crime scene. He was speaking after visiting the Institute of Forensic Science in Sukhothai province.

 

The body of the tourist was found inside Sukhothai’s Wat Saphan Hin National Park on November 25, 2007, with her throat slit and evidence of rape. Though investigators collected DNA samples from 300 or so people living near the area, none of the samples matched the DNA extracted from the semen found in the body.

 

“Even though the victim’s family has not called on the government to solve this murder case, we have told Japanese authorities that we are not ignoring it. We have to show that the Justice Ministry is working hard to find the murderer,” Somsak said.

 

The minister said some evidence collected from the victim’s clothes did lead investigators to one suspect, who refused to provide DNA evidence and has since died. There is a possibility that this person might be related to the murderer, he said, adding that ministry officials will discuss the case with forensic scientists before visiting the suspect’s family.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30377079

 

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[rkidlad]

20 minutes ago, snoop1130 said:

 

The minister said some evidence collected from the victim’s clothes did lead investigators to one suspect, who refused to provide DNA evidence and has since died

How long after he refused to give DNA did he die? 

[londonthai]

inspect crime scene 12 years after the murder will really give some light on what happen.

 

how anybody can refuse to give dna sample?

 

as I remember some Japanes man was a suspect 

https://www.nationthailand.com/national/30332892

[RichardColeman]

11 hours ago, snoop1130 said:

Even though the victim’s family has not called on the government to solve this murder case, we have told Japanese authorities that we are not ignoring it

Translation : Japanese tourism is down

[LomSak27]

8 hours ago, londonthai said:

as I remember some Japanes man was a suspect 

https://www.nationthailand.com/national/30332892

 

Uh  .................... DSI chief Pol Lt-Colonel Paisit Wongmueng said the DSI had recently received a tip-off that a Japanese man had been in the area 10 years ago, which made him a person of interest in the case.

 

Woohoo! a Japanese man was 'in the area 10 years ago' ..... that is a burning hot clue.   ????  Sadly that sounds like the burning hot clues & breakthroughs that happen in the Kirsty Jones case every five years or so. More an MO than a clue.    

 

 

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[Bundooman]

2 hours ago, RichardColeman said:

Translation : Japanese tourism is down

Similar thoughts to mine. My first reaction was they must be worried about falling Toyota and Honda car sales...….