The result of an autopsy on the 22-year-old private found hanged at a military camp in Roi Et on Friday has showed no signs he suffered a beating, while results of other tests will be known in six to eight weeks, according to the Central Institute of Forensic Science (CIFS).
Songsak: No sign of beating
The body of Pitchawat Wiangnont was sent to the Justice Ministry’s CIFS for an autopsy on Nov 8, because the family was not convinced that he committed suicide. He died just one day after he returned to camp after spending a week at home on leave.
Pol Col Songsak Raksaksakul, director of the CIFS, said on Tuesday no suspicious injuries such as bruising were found on his body, while marks to his throat led the doctors to conclude that compression to the neck due to hanging was the cause of death.
The procedure was observed by the soldier’s mother, Nukrai Bunwiset,…
