Police late this afternoon played down speculation that one of the passengers aboard the boat where Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong died last week has admitted to lying about her death.
Amid deep doubts about the version of events given by the five people with Tangmo on Friday night, Premyuda Watsung, a Channel 8 host and apparent friend of Tangmo’s, took to Facebook to say the police would soon issue a statement about the development. Just before 6pm, the police issued a brief statement that neither confirmed nor denied the rumors, but urged the public not to jump to conclusions.
Before that, an online community that frequently posts leaked and well-sourced information wrote this afternoon that Tangmo lost her footing when the boat lurched because someone inexperienced had taken the wheel. Tangmo, according to the unverified report, grabbed someone’s hand, who…
