Bangkok hotel horror: culprit among 6 foreigners killed by cyanide poisoning, police say
- Thailand has been left reeling after six Vietnamese were found dead in a luxury hotel suite – with a seventh guest missing
Police said on Wednesday that blood tests had found evidence of cyanide in all six of the deceased, and that one of them was responsible for the deaths.
“We would like to confirm that one of the six dead caused this incident using cyanide,” Noppasil Poonsawas, deputy commander of investigations at Bangkok’s Metropolitan Police Bureau said at a press conference. “We are confident one of the six conducted the crime.”
The disturbing case unfolded the night before at the five-star Grand Hyatt Erawan hotel, a popular destination for upscale tourists, celebrities, and dignitaries.
According to authorities, the six Vietnamese victims – three men and three women, two of whom also held American passports – had been dead for roughly 24 hours before a maid stumbled upon the grisly scene on Tuesday afternoon.
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Six foreigners killed in suspected poisoning in Thailand hotel
Cyanide was discovered on glasses, a water container and in coffee shared by the victims, police revealed. Meanwhile, relatives of the deceased divulged there had been a money dispute preceding the killings.
