NATIONAL Police Chief Pol. Gen. Suwat Jangyodsuk told reporters today (August 7) that a suspect in the rape and murder of a Swiss woman tourist at Phuket’s Ton Ao Yon waterfall on Tuesday August 3 had been arrested, Sanook.com said.
However he refused to reveal the details of the suspect held in the rape and murder of Mrs. Nicole Sauvain-Weisskopf, 57, a Phuket Sandbox tourist.
He also refused to confirm whether the suspect was a 33-year-old Myanmar national or a 27-year-old Thai man, as had been earlier reported were the key suspects.
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However Thai Rath newspaper quoted Pol. Gen. Suwat as saying that several suspects had been rounded up for questioning and one of them, who picks wild orchids for a living, looked suspicious.
Upon examining his body scratches were found and intense questioning led to his confession.
Further interrogation is under way.
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The suspect riding his motorcycle. Photo: Sanook.com
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