Following a monthslong investigation into the death of Thai actress Nida “Tangmo” Patcharaveerapong, police have finally charged all 5 of her boating buddies, plus a man who allegedly coached them, with various offences, including recklessness leading to death, lying to police and concealing evidence.
At a press conference today at the headquarters of Provincial Police Region 1 in Bangkok, police announced charges against 6 suspects and presented a summary of their investigation, bringing it to a close.
Police chief Lt. Gen. Jiraphat Phumphichit announced announced that police had ruled out murder. Instead, they ambiguously concluded that the actress’ death was caused by the “recklessness” of someone on the boat, but did not identify which suspect was to blame. In other words, it was an accident.
“Tangmo didn’t fall into the river by her own recklessness, but there…
