Korean Twins Found Dead On Koh Larn

[grantbkk]

From the Pattaya Daily News April 15th, 2008 - DOES ANYONE HAVE ANY FURTHER INFO ON THIS CASE. Looks like the Pattaya Police are taking the easy way out again.

CHONBURI POLICE COMMISSIONER PUZZLES THE DEATH OF TWO KOREAN WOMEN

Police commissioner of Chonburi province and his team have inspected the crime scene where the two Korean women were found dead on Koh Larn (Coral Island) but still cannot clarify if they had committed suicide or were murdered.

At present, there is still no indication to the cause of the death of the victims, whose bodies were found at Tha-Rai beach on Koh Larn. Officers from the Korean Embassy of Thailand and Korean police had come to identify that the victims, Miss Park Ji Hee and Miss Park Mi Hee (28) were twins. Korean officials were not convinced that they had committed suicide or killed each other like Pattaya police had suspected.

Besides, the picture in the passport of Miss Park Ji Hee was torn out and the passport was left in her shoulder bag which was dumped into the woods about 100 meters away from the body, there were wounds on one of the victim's forehead and face consistent with being hit by a hard object.

On April 15, 2008, at 5pm, Pol.Maj.Gen.Bandit Khunajak, Chonburi commissioner, Pol.Col.Thana Yuttithamdamrong, Deputy commissioner, Pol.Col.Nopadol Wongnom, Pattaya superintendent, Pol.Lt.Col.Sumet Harnwisai, the Pattaya investigator and his team have spent 30 minutes inspecting the scene of the incident once again. Pol.Maj.Gen. Bundit revealed that many witnesses on the Island had said that the victims were wandering around the Island without using Baht-Bus or Motorbike Taxi’s. However, police found out that they had been renting an apartment in Chiangmai for the past 2 years. They recently arrived in Pattaya and were staying at a hotel in Soi Buo Khao, South Pattaya.

On April 10th , they took a 9 o'clock ferry from Bali Hai Pier to Koh Larn and were found dead the next morning. Initially, Police had assumed that they had committed suicide. The police are waiting for the autopsy results to clarify the cause of the death. However the possibility of the victims being murdered has not being rule out.

In the evening on the same day, Korean Embassy officials , accompanied by the parents of the victims met with Pol.Col.Nopadol Wongnom, Pattaya superintendent, but further details have not been released.

[ThNiner]

Is Pattaya Daily News the same as Pattaya City News?

[grantbkk]

Is Pattaya Daily News the same as Pattaya City News?

I don't think so. I was just wondering if I missed this story in The Nation or the Post. I should be a major story if twin girls were murdered on the beach. The bigger story is, are the police covering this up as a suicide again or is there any real evidence they decided to end it all on the beach in Thailand.

[ThNiner]

Is Pattaya Daily News the same as Pattaya City News?

I don't think so. I was just wondering if I missed this story in The Nation or the Post. I should be a major story if twin girls were murdered on the beach. The bigger story is, are the police covering this up as a suicide again or is there any real evidence they decided to end it all on the beach in Thailand.

The reason I asked the question was because a few days ago, all other news sources that reported the murders all said that the Police were suspecting that there were at least two perpetrators in these crimes, and they were hunting for them. Only Pattaya City News ran that ridiculous story about Thai Police saying it's a double-suicide.

Since this report from Pattaya Daily News seems to continue that absurd story line by Pattaya City News which no other news sources even mentioned, I wondered if they were the same or perhaps run by the same group of people (who I highly doubt are Thais.)

Edited April 16, 2008 by ThNiner

[ThNiner]

From another thread a few days ago:

http://www.thaivisa.com/forum/index.php?sh...=179758&hl=

Bangkok Post today; Korean Tourists Slain

CHON BURI: Two female Korean tourists have been found bludgeoned to death on Koh Lan in Pattaya. As of yesterday, police were trying to identify both bodies found on Ta Rai beach in the afternoon. One of the victims was P... J. H.., according to her passport. They said one victim, aged between 25-30 had her hands tied behind her back and had several head wounds. The other victim's body was found nearby, also with head wounds. Their bags were empty and the picture pages on their passports were torn up. Cans of beer and a bottle of alcohol were found at the scene. Police suspected the two had been dead for about 12 hours when they were found and that at least two robbers had attacked them.

[Tywais]

As pointed out, topic already running.

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