A Lao national has been arrested at the Nong Khai border checkpoint while allegedly attempting to flee to Laos, after the dismembered remains of a Lao woman were found in black bags along a canal in Pak Kret, Nonthaburi Province, on 24 March.
At around 8 pm, Pak Kret police responded to a report of a suspicious bag containing human remains near a school entrance in Pak Kret district. Forensic officers searched the area and recovered multiple bags containing body parts scattered along the canal bank and in nearby bushes.
A joint investigation between Pak Kret and Thung Song Hong police stations identified a suspect and established the likely scene of the crime as an apartment in the Thung Song Hong area of Bangkok.
The Arrest
Officials arrested the suspect, a 26-year-old Lao national, the same evening at the Nong Khai border checkpoint while attempting to cross into Laos.
Nong Khai immigration officers, acting on intelligence from the Thung Song Hong investigative team, had been coordinating with local security agencies before making the arrest.
During preliminary questioning, the suspect denied killing the victim. Police say he admitted to dismembering her body and disposing of the remains. He faces charges of intentional murder and concealing or destroying a corpse to conceal a death or its cause.
The Investigation
The authorities haven’t formally identified the 20-year-old victim yet pending forensic confirmation. Search teams are continuing to recover remains from the area. Investigators are reviewing CCTV footage.
Authorities say an official statement on the progress of the case will be released in due course.
