Two transsexuals arrested following recent death of Indian Tourist.
Oct 3rd, 2009 | By Admin1 | Category: Walking Street Pattaya, crimePattaya, October 3 [PATTAYA ONE NEWS] : On Friday in Bangkok a press conference was held at the Tourist Police Headquarters led by Police Lieutenant General Tangai, the Commissioner of the Central Investigations Bureau to announce the arrest of two suspects in the recent case which resulted in the death of an Indian Tourist who was drugged along with his friend by the suspects and then robbed of their possessions. It is believed that Mr. Amint Anand aged 25 had a reaction to a sleeping tablet which was put inside a drink and suffered a heart attack, based on initial findings by forensic doctors. The case was taken up by the Pattaya Tourist Police and since Wednesday, Police Lieutenant Colonel Suwan, the Officer-in-Charge of the station led a team of his officers on a hunt for two transsexuals, Khun Pongsagorn aged 24 and Khun Prangshompoo aged 25. Arrest warrants 905/2552 and 906/2552 were issued for the pair who were eventually tracked down and arrested. Khun Pongsagorn was arrested in Rayong while Khun Prangshompoo was arrested at the Southern Bus Terminal in Bangkok. Both were initially taken to Pattaya for questioning and then taken to Bangkok for a press conference. They confessed during interview to their involvement in the case but claimed they had no intention of causing either men serious harm and only wanted to steal their possessions as they were both saving up for gender re-assignment surgery. They later returned to Pattaya where they were transferred to Pattaya Police Station and formally charged with murder.
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