Cyanide in blood, teacups of six found dead in Bangkok
Investigators believe six Vietnamese and American guests who died at a luxury Bangkok hotel were poisoned with cyanide, Thai authorities said Wednesday.
Investigators believe six Vietnamese and American guests who died at a luxury Bangkok hotel were poisoned with cyanide, after traces of the poison showed up in an initial autopsy, Thai authorities said Wednesday.
In a press conference Wednesday, Bangkok Police Lt. Gen. Thiti Sangsawang identified two American dual nationals among the three Vietnamese men and three Vietnamese women who had died. Police said they were between 37 and 56 years old.
Members of the media attend a press conference by the Royal Thai Police in Bangkok on Wednesday.Chanakarn Laosarakham / AFP - Getty ImagesThai Prime Minister Srettha Thavisin said that the United States and Vietnamese embassies had been contacted over the deaths, and that the FBI was enroute to investigate, according to The Associated Press.
The bodies were found by a maid Tuesday when the guests failed to check out. The door to the room at the Grand Hyatt Erawan, Bangkok, was locked from the inside. Police, who found traces of cyanide in the tourist’s teacups, a tea flask and the blood of one of the dead men, said there was no sign of a struggle and that a full autopsy report is expected Thursday.
In this photo released by the Royal Thai Police, uneaten meals are left on a table in a room in the Grand Hyatt Erawan Hotel room where six people were found dead. Royal Thai Police via APPolice interviews revealed that four of the six victims had invested money together and that there may have been a dispute over debt relating to the investment. Noppasin Punsawat, Bangkok's deputy police chief, told a press conference that the investment had been intended to build a hospital in Japan.
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