Police timeline for ‘Boss’ case

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Police timeline for ‘Boss’ case

By The Nation

 

 

Sattawat Hiranburana, adviser to the National Police chief, on Thursday (August 13) released a timeline of the investigation into the fatal hit-and-run case involving Vorayuth “Boss” Yoovidhya.

 

The sequence of events from September 3, 2012 to March 4, 2013 are detailed as follows:

 

September 3, 2012 

 

5.30am:  Investigation officer on duty receives a report about a police officer being killed in an accident. Police go to the scene and find the motorbike, body of police officer Wichian Klanprasert and traces of oil. The supervising officer and doctor arrive at the scene for examination. 

 

6.20am: Investigation officers and the doctor oversee initial autopsy of the corpse. 

 

7am: Engine oil on the street is tracked to the home of Chalerm Yoovidhya in Sukhumvit Soi 53. The supervisor orders the investigation officer to seek a search warrant to enter the said house. Then-police chief Kumronvit Thoopkrachang inspects the crime scene. 

 

9.15am: Investigation officers along with evidence collectors inspect the vehicle parked at the accused’s house and acknowledge that the father Chalerm has his son Vorayuth surrender. 

 

9.30am: The investigation officer charges Vorayuth of reckless driving causing death and not stopping to help the victim as well as not reporting the incident to a competent official. Vorayuth denies all charges. Police do not have him undergo a urine test for drugs as per Section 131, and do not collect all the evidence pertinent to the offence. 

 

1pm: Inquiry official confiscates the vehicle and sends it to the forensic office for inspection. Police make an announcement calling for witnesses.

 

3.10pm: The accused is released temporarily with a guarantee of Bt500,000 in cash. (This step was incorrect as in the case of surrender without an arrest warrant, police must call on the court to issue a warrant as per Section 134 of the Criminal Code.) 

 

4.30pm: The suspect is sent to Bumrungrad Hospital for a blood test to check on traces of alcohol and drugs. 

 

September 4: An investigation team led by Pol Colonel Sukun Phommaryon is set up. Inquiry staff calls on the police commission to have vehicle inspection specialists sent to the Forensic Science Institute. 

 

September 5: The investigation team receives a report from the Traffic Police on the condition of both vehicles involved in the accident. According to Pol Lt-Colonel Somyot Abniam’s testimony the two vehicles were being driven at a speed of no more than 80 kilometres per hour. The blood test at Bamrungrad Hospital reveals 64.68mcg of alcohol per 100ml of blood.

 

September 6: CCTV footage is collected about 150 metres away from the accident site and sent to the forensic office to detect the speed Vorayuth’s Ferrari was being driven at. 

 

September 8: Jaruchart Maadthong, a key witness who recently died in a motorbike accident, meets the investigation officer to say he was driving a pick-up truck when he saw a motorbike switching from lane one to two. Jaruchart said he then shifted to lane one, and heard a loud crash behind him, but did not turn to look. 

 

September 13: Police receive the results of Vorayuth’s second blood test from Ramathibodhi Hospital, which lists the presence of alprazolam, benzoylecgonine, cocaethylene and caffeine in the blood.

 

September 16: Assoc Prof Dr Wisoot Kongcharoensomba who tested the suspect’s blood and found foreign substances is questioned by police.

 

September 17: Police receive test results on soil on the soles of the suspect’s shoes, mats on the floor of his car and driver’s seat etc. 

 

September 18: Police writes to Ramathibodhi Hospital asking for the names of the foreign substances found in the suspect’s blood to be checked. 

 

September 26: Police receives a DVD of the CCTV test result, which determines that the car was being driven at 177kmph.

 

October 9: Police write to the Institute of Forensic Medicine asking for a check on the names of foreign substances found in the suspect’s blood.

 

October 11: The investigation team receives a response from Ramathibodhi Hospital saying that alprazolam may be a sleeping pill or an antidepressant, benzoylecgonine is created from cocaine use, cocaethylene is produced after cocaine is mixed with alcohol and caffeine is found in tea, coffee or energy drinks. 

 

October 28: The Institute of Forensic Medicine responds saying benzoylecgonline and cocaethylene are derived from cocaine that is not mixed with food. 

 

November 20: Vorayuth’s lawyer asks to question the doctor who tested the suspect’s blood as well as a maid at the suspect’s house. 

 

December 2: The doctor who examined Vorayuth’s blood alcohol content at 4.30pm on September 3, testified that he had found 64.48mcg alcohol in 100ml of blood. He also said that if the suspect had consumed alcohol from 6am, the blood to alcohol level would be 328.11 per cent, resulting in the drinker being unconscious and unable to drive. The investigation team did not consider the views of other experts, as this doctor was a witness brought forward by the accused. The investigation into this is incomplete. 

 

December 15: Police interrogate a maid at the suspect’s home, who said the accused had started drinking at 7am, after the incident.  

 

December 19: A new investigation team is set up. 

 

January 10, 2013: Vorayuth’s lawyer asks for the testimonies of the suspect’s dentist Dr Narong Potiket as well as Ramathibodi Hospital’s medical chief Dr Vichan Peonim to be examined in relation to evidence of cocaine found in the suspect’s blood. 

 

January 16: Dr Vichan’s testimony, who said that the presence of foreign substances in Vorayuth’s blood may have been caused by medical treatment or false results from antibiotics as well as dentist Dr Narong, who claimed he had prescribed Amoxicillin 500mg to the suspect is examined. The antibiotic prescribed by Dr Narong was not tested to see if it would create benzoylecgonine and cocaethylene in the blood.

 

February 14: Pol Lt-Colonel Suraphol Detrattanavinai, expert witness and police specialist in mechanical and automotive accessories, said Vorayuth’s Ferrari had sustained moderate damage, which means it was going at no more than 70 to 80kmph when it hit the motorbike. 

 

February 26: Charges filed against the accused include reckless driving causing damage to others or death, and not stopping to help the victim. 

 

Police decided not to pursue the charges of driving recklessly under the influence resulting in damages or death and speeding because the person who could have made the accusation is dead and speeding charges do not apply as the accused had had a drink after the accident and could not have been speeding. 

 

March 1: Police delivers a report to the public prosecutor, who receives it officially on March 4.

 

Source: https://www.nationthailand.com/news/30392968

 

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[samsensam]

 

is there any moral authority in the country to sort out this mess?

[rkidlad]

Well, looking through the information this could easily be an identical timeline for your average Somchai in a pickup truck who's drunk on lao kao and high on yabba. 

 

No double standards here. 

 

 

[ezzra]

forget timeline BS, someone very high up there is doing all they can to see this case squashed and gone away, isolate that someone/s and your work is done...

[tracker1]

I suspect this has more holes in it then a shotgun blast ! and what's worse I am on Amoxicillin 500 oh well off for a blood test !

[connda]

Not in the timeline:

Lifts carpet. Sweep, sweep, sweep...  <deleted>

Lifts carpet. Sweep, sweep, sweep...  <deleted>

Lifts carpet. Sweep, sweep, sweep...  <deleted>

Lifts carpet. Sweep, sweep, sweep...  <deleted>

Lifts carpet. Sweep, sweep, sweep...  <deleted>

......

......

[RJRS1301]

39 minutes ago, samsensam said:

 

is there any moral authority in the country to sort out this mess?

Not unless there is sudden discovery of "ethics, anti-corruption, compassion, empathy and personal responsibility", within the ruling class.

[RotBenz8888]

56 minutes ago, webfact said:

The antibiotic prescribed by Dr Narong was not tested to see if it would create benzoylecgonine and cocaethylene in the blood.

Maybe Bull Boy has some rare enzyme in his liver that can convert Amoxicillin to Cocain? It hasn't been tested. 

[YetAnother]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

speeding charges do not apply as the accused had had a drink after the accident and could not have been speeding. 

Amazing thailand, no wonder they cannot govern themselves

[RotBenz8888]

35 minutes ago, connda said:

Not in the timeline:

Lifts carpet. Sweep, sweep, sweep...  <deleted>

Lifts carpet. Sweep, sweep, sweep...  <deleted>

Lifts carpet. Sweep, sweep, sweep...  <deleted>

Lifts carpet. Sweep, sweep, sweep...  <deleted>

Lifts carpet. Sweep, sweep, sweep...  <deleted>

......

......

Brown envelope. Lifts carpet. Sweep, sweep, sweep.... 

[Justgrazing]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

 

Police decided not to pursue the charges of driving recklessly under the influence resulting in damages or death and speeding because the person who could have made the accusation is dead and speeding charges do not apply as the accused had had a drink after the accident and could not have been speeding. 

There should be no need for a person to make an accusation .. in the case of killing someone like this case the law through the police should pursue it in the public interest .. the bit at the end about he could not've been speeding as he later had a drink is beyond contempt and just underline what most normal thinking folk about the whole affair .. that reward came before conscience for some involved .. 

[RJRS1301]

5 minutes ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Brown envelope. Lifts carpet. Sweep, sweep, sweep.... 

How big is this carpet??

All the scandals over the past years it must stretch from BKK to CM by now

[ezflip]

It's missing a date

 

March 4: Family of accused negotiate how many zeros must be included in the "make it go away" bank draft.

[AhFarangJa]

1 hour ago, webfact said:

speeding charges do not apply as the accused had had a drink after the accident and could not have been speeding. 

Sorry but I must be missing something, can someone please explain the logic behind this statement.

[connda]

22 minutes ago, AhFarangJa said:

Sorry but I must be missing something, can someone please explain the logic behind this statement.

Sure - this whole fiasco will be made to "go away" in a manner that is convenient for both the government and young Mr. Teflon Untouchable.

[sweatalot]

4 hours ago, Justgrazing said:

Police decided not to pursue  . . . because the person who could have made the accusation is dead

Am I confused or does that mean Thai police will not pursue murder because the person who could have made the accusation is dead?

[kcpattaya]

They've got not the faintest idea of how ridiculous this whole charade is...
 

[Geoffggi]

Only one thing to say - PATHETIC !!!!!!!!!

[Don Mega]

 

 

Hopefully they leave the lad alone soon, clearly he is innocent.

[eddie61]

16 hours ago, samsensam said:

 

is there any moral authority in the country to sort out this mess?

?

[Bundooman]

They seem to have missed a couple of timeline events:

 

6:16 - 9:15       Most Senior police ingratiates himself by respectfully asking permission of prominent, V. important father-man, to interview said piece of s**t.

                      Over a lengthy and lavish breakfast during these stressful hours - an agreement is made.

                      The Chauffeur is summonsed and directed to admit to driving said vehicle upon threat of death.

                      Chauffeur admits to said crime.

                      subsequently Substitute offender dismissed as true driver through the absurdity of this excuse.

                      Most Senior Policeman returns with begging bowl and grovels to Mr. Big Red bull man.

9:16                Brown envelope safely tucked away in Uniform pocket - the way ahead is agreed!

                      When politically convenient, Bish-Boss will slither away out of the country.  

 

Could these events please be re-instated into the timeline? Thank you 3 times!                                                      

 

[DPKANKAN]

17 hours ago, RotBenz8888 said:

Maybe Bull Boy has some rare enzyme in his liver that can convert Amoxicillin to Cocain? It hasn't been tested. 

...."cocaethylene is produced after cocaine is mixed with alcohol and caffeine is found in tea, coffee or 'energy drinks'......."

 

He was obviously only drinking Red Bull.!!!! ????????????????????????????????

[Bender Rodriguez]

I am surprised the file/case is not disappeared and cannot be found anymore -> dismissed

[Tarteso]

BORED...Next case, please

[klauskunkel]

The Thai Police can now be classified as a human subspecies: 

Homo Stupidus Ineffecticus Unethicalensis

[wealthychef]

19 hours ago, webfact said:

The accused is released temporarily with a guarantee of Bt500,000 in cash.

 

Paid directly to the arresting officer, no doubt, and then couched in more official language later right?  

[Youlike]

The report is missing an important part...within 5 minutes there was another driver of the ferrari who claimed he was the one who drove the car....

 

What happened to him?

[Don Mega]

17 minutes ago, klauskunkel said:

The Thai Police can now be classified as a human subspecies: 

Homo Stupidus Ineffecticus Unethicalensis

The same could be said about any police forces around the world.

[Youlike]

1 minute ago, Don Mega said:

The same could be said about any police forces around the world.

How many policeforces have you seen driving against traffic without a helmet on a motobike?

[Don Mega]

2 minutes ago, Youlike said:

How many policeforces have you seen driving against traffic without a helmet on a motobike?

How many police forces around the world are 100% squeaky clean with no corruption ?

 

but to answer your Question, Ive never seen a police force driving  against traffic without a helmet o a motorbike.... Have you ?